Reading While Female By Heather L. Hart The tousled love between fathers and sons is a joy to behold. It filled my childhood and fills my current house. And yet. And yet, I’m a daughter and a mother. Straight lines have often been drawn from the words of the Bible to the reality of my world and those lines can feel like boxes to keep me sidelined. Biblical metaphors are helpful, until they aren’t. Jesus uses “Abba, Father,” Paul uses it too and adds in bits about adoption as sons and sometimes it is helpful and sometimes it is like looking through a window at a party I wasn’t invited to. God loves me, but I’m not really on the team.
“God loves me, but I’m not really on the team.” I too, have felt this in particular Christian spaces because of the mishandling of scriptures written in a particular context under a particular empire. Thanks for digging deep into this for us.
What a great reminder to read Scripture as it was written and intended originally. Context is so important. I like Paul more everyday.
“God loves me, but I’m not really on the team.” I too, have felt this in particular Christian spaces because of the mishandling of scriptures written in a particular context under a particular empire. Thanks for digging deep into this for us.
Super helpful post! Very thoughtful. I appreciate this a ton.
Amen!!! Better than an alarm clock to wake us from the sleep of inequality’s hold on us!
God’s justice is all about treating everyone as equal. Thank you for your alarm clock today!❤️
Thanks for this. It is always good to keep the ancient writer’s context in mind when reading the Bible, as I learned from Dr. Michael S. Heiser.