Can human traits be divided into feminine and masculine without it being destructive? The assumption of such a quest would seem to be that women naturally have one set and men naturally have another. Simple observation would suggests that this is clearly untrue in any exclusive way. Gender roles as we know them are not … Continue reading Lent, Day 10

In the Gospel of Luke, the author recorded that the despised tax collectors and sinners were gathering around Jesus, and consequently the Pharisees and scribes complained. Jesus, therefore, related three parables in a row, all of which depicted God's being deeply concerned for that which was lost. The first parable is of a shepherd who … Continue reading Lent, Day 9

The maleness of Jesus was certainly not an exaltation of masculinity or a revelation of the sex of God. On the contrary, Jesus accepted membership in the oppressor class of society in order, from within, to demonstrate the bankruptcy of the dominative social system. Only as a man could he have subverted the accepted definition … Continue reading Lent, Day 8

Some have been led to believe that because God came in flesh as a man, God is therefore male. Men used this idea and assumed superiority to women. But if one believes that man is superior, then any feminine qualities of God would be lost or pushed to the side by the patriarchy. Had Jesus … Continue reading Lent, Day 7

  In the second account of Creation found in Genesis two, the authors of Scripture reveal that Creation is incomplete without the female. The only part of creation that was "not good" was the absence of the woman. It is not until God created woman that God rested. Is this because God was restless without … Continue reading Lent, Day 6