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Podcast: God as Mother?
Greg discusses God as mother, and shares about his own healing relationship with the feminine God.
OBJECTIONS: Greg addresses some concerns about conceiving of God as a mother, including the possible fickleness in conceiving of God’s gender.
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Tags: Experiencing God, Jesus Feminist, Nature of God, The Image of God
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