I'm curious/nosy: Does your church family know about your blog? Are they okay with things like referring to God as She?
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thanks everybody!
dan--how cool is this? the stained glass windows were designed and installed by a brother and sister who go to the church. much, if not most, of the art work in the church is local!
no, i have not shared this blog with our new church family. i'm still "gun-shy" about that after Protection rejected me. (and i'm so glad they did!) i have mentioned that i am a blogger but have not shared my actual blog with them.
as far as my referring to God as She i think it would be a mixed bag. they gave me a prayer shawl and the prayer attached to it referred to mother and father God.
i like to use she simply because it's rare and i think we need to honor the feminine aspects of God just as much as we do the masculine ones that can be idolized.
we're not in a "bastion" of liberalness or anything like that. however, the people are very loving, kind and generous.
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dan--how cool is this? the stained glass windows were designed and installed by a brother and sister who go to the church. much, if not most, of the art work in the church is local!
no, i have not shared this blog with our new church family. i'm still "gun-shy" about that after Protection rejected me. (and i'm so glad they did!) i have mentioned that i am a blogger but have not shared my actual blog with them.
as far as my referring to God as She i think it would be a mixed bag. they gave me a prayer shawl and the prayer attached to it referred to mother and father God.
i like to use she simply because it's rare and i think we need to honor the feminine aspects of God just as much as we do the masculine ones that can be idolized.
we're not in a "bastion" of liberalness or anything like that. however, the people are very loving, kind and generous.