"The Father Who Runs and Releasing Unhelpful Images of God" by Mark Pratt-Russum

For the message, Mark read Luke 15:11-24, and reflected on the images we use for God. In running toward his "unclean" son, the Father in Luke 15 showed no concern for his own reputation. It is a beautiful image for God. However, Mark’s history with his own father has overshadowed the image of God as "Father." Based on his own experience, Mark has come to see Father God as someone poised to abandon the family. Because of his own history, Mark has learned to embrace God as "Mother" — or, even better: to embrace God as one who transcends all of our images. Mark asked, "How might letting go of an unhelpful image of God free you to better dance with God?"