Emphasis Preaching Journal
An intriguing question: Does God...
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An intriguing question: Does God grow? I have often thought about that. One woman with whom I talked about that said she felt that even though an acorn is perfect, it continues to evolve and she likened that to God's ongoing growth.
These verses from Hosea depict a growing and struggling God. They remind us that God is dynamic in being and rescues us from deeming God absent and removed from human life. Abraham Heschel has described this dynamic being with the word "Pathos."
These verses from Hosea depict a growing and struggling God. They remind us that God is dynamic in being and rescues us from deeming God absent and removed from human life. Abraham Heschel has described this dynamic being with the word "Pathos."