Blog

When God Spoke Through Robert Munsch (God and Other Mothers, Part Five)

One day I was going through boxes at my mother’s house. There were so many boxes because my mother was the kind of person that never...

Epiphanies with Julian of Norwich (God and Other Mothers, Part Four)

I have spoken before that our knowledge of God is always interrelated with our relationships, that our beliefs about God are always...

Then the Cancer Returned (God and Other Mothers, Part Three)

Then, the cancer returned. It was everywhere. My mother made a bunch of trips to see different new age doctors to pursue radical...

A Fragmented Relationship (God and Other Mothers, Part Two)

As I said previously, how we talk about God is bound up with how we relate to others. For many, their view of God as Father is effected...

Speaking of God (God and Other Mothers, Part One)

One time I was camping on the shore of Lake Erie with a group of friends for our mutual friend's (Craig) bachelor party. Of the group of...

"Not Bad for a Stupid Woman" (How I Became an Egalitarian, Part Three)

One reason I asked so many hard questions in Dr. Webb’s class--and this is something I look for in my own classes I teach now--is the...

Not a Modern Invention: The Femininity of God in Church History

Talking about God as feminine or motherly can often be caricatured as a modern invention by people who are offended by the Bible and want...

My Mother in Heaven: Exploring Gendered God Language

Editor's Note: When I, Spencer Boersma, teach theology in class, we go over the meaning of God as "Father" and look at feminine images in...

We Need Your Support Today!