God's love

The morning sun streaming through the trees presaging the Advent of Joy — The Advent of Joy
Arising Unscathed from the Grave December is full of holidays. The first is Hanukkah, which this year starts […]

December 9, 2022 in Reflections on Holidays tagged Choose life / God's love / Jesus / Joy by Barbara Stevens

the earth seen from space - God's love reflected in creation — Knowing God’s Love
The God of Job About a year ago, while working on a column about the Book of Job, […]

December 4, 2021 in Scripture Study tagged Book of Job / God's love / Love / Power by Barbara Stevens

A woman sitting hunched over in a dimly-lit room, as if feeling shame — Shame, Shamelessness, and the Parson
Shame, Shamelessness, and Narcissism Shame sometimes looks like its opposite. When our shame becomes unbearable, it twists into […]

October 23, 2021 in Recovery Skills tagged God's love / Love / Myths / Narcissus / Shame / Shamelessness by Barbara Stevens

Ganesh - a metaphor of god — Shattering Images of God
The First Cause It may be an illusion, this world we inhabit: a virtual reality machine, a dream, […]

October 2, 2021 in Spiritual and Emotional Themes tagged God / God's love / Images of GOd / Love / Metaphors of God / Tower of Babel by Barbara Stevens

Phinehas slaying Zimri and Cozbi by Joos van Winghe — Texts of Terror and Love
Death in Numbers 25 The Hebrew Bible is the story of a love affair between Yahweh and his […]

August 28, 2021 in Scripture Study tagged God's love / Love / Numbers 25 / Texts of Terror by Barbara Stevens