Was Woman Wisdom in Proverbs just a metaphor? Or God Herself? I asked this question several years ago in this post. But after I wrote it, I came to disagree with my own conclusions. I read Virginia Ramey Mollenkott’s wonderful book, The Divine Feminine: The Biblical Imagery of God as Female. I now believe that …
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John the Baptizer didn’t come eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, “He’s demonized!” The Son of Woman has come eating and drinking, and you say, “Look, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and outsiders!” But Wisdom is vindicated by all her children. (Luke 7:33-35, DFV) This week I found …
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Little children, tiny ones, usually know their parents delight in them. But as they get older, and harder to understand, and not as cute, our children are not always sure we love them as much. That’s how my 9-year-old, Marshall, feels. And that’s how I feel: not so sure we’re cute to Mother God anymore. …
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