God as a big black woman

[PaulSacramento]

Seems like you are harboring on the issue of God being a Black Woman...seems a bit, well...strange to be honest.
And the comment about a vagina...strange.

[Nessa]

Nessa,
You can't judge another's personal experience with God like you are doing, you simply do NOT know enough about it.
This book not only brought me close to Christ but motivated me to study the bible and even get my Theological degree.

Being close to "God" via an external influence ( drugs) is one thing and not even close to what I am referring to.

The golden calf, by the way, drove people away from God, so it is not a correct analogy.

Sorry, disagree. If someone wants to twist the very image of God, then of course there is a high likelihood that their way of relating to him will be affected in a bad way.

The author HIMSELF said he chose God to be a woman because alot of abused people would relate to a woman better than a man. That is changing God's image and making it into something you prefer it to be. Same deal as the golden calf.

If you are under a bad influence it can most certainly affect the way you see truth and reality. Whether its drugs or emotionalism or, something else.

[Nessa]

[thatkidakayoungguy]

If you had read the book you would know there was a very real and specific reason why God showed Himself to the character that way at that time.

The Shack was instrumental to me ( and many others) finding Christ.
And no, they didn't get the Trinity wrong.

Ok then, I guess I'll need to not simply read others' opinions, what I've seen and heard, and watch God as a big black woman.

And after that ( in the book, not sure about the movie) God shows Himself as a Man.
The issues that Mack ( the lead character) had with his father would prevented him to enter in a relationship with God if God had shown Himself as a man.
That is why God showed Himself as an African-American Woman, to not-conform to the "preconceived" notions that Mack already had about God.

The question is would God really do this?

The question isn't that since NO ONE can speak for God, I mean, God incarnated as poor desert dweller 2000 years ago.
Who on earth would have thought that ??

But we knew God was a He, same with Jesus. Papa is a she. So while I guess God could do this I wouldn't think that He'd do so.

[RickD]

[Nessa]

Seems like you are harboring on the issue of God being a Black Woman...seems a bit, well...strange to be honest.
And the comment about a vagina...strange.

its called humour..tho not everyone may appreciate it. Thats fine.
We are all different, paul.

[RickD]

Seems like you are harboring on the issue of God being a Black Woman...seems a bit, well...strange to be honest.
And the comment about a vagina...strange.

its called humour..tho not everyone may appreciate it. Thats fine.
We are all different, paul.

I understood it as an attempt at humor.

Not everyone is as naturally funny as I am.

But Nessa,

I guarantee, that if you keep practicing, your jokes will get better.

[Philip]

Rick: But Nessa,

I guarantee, that if you keep practicing, your jokes will get better.

He probably thinks that's even possible for himself - but let's ask his wife if she thinks he's funnier nowadays (crankier, perhaps, but funnier ). You know, Rick's parent's hoped he one day might become a comic - which is why they named him after his hero:

[Nessa]

Seems like you are harboring on the issue of God being a Black Woman...seems a bit, well...strange to be honest.
And the comment about a vagina...strange.

its called humour..tho not everyone may appreciate it. Thats fine.
We are all different, paul.

I understood it as an attempt at humor.

Not everyone is as naturally funny as I am.

But Nessa,

I guarantee, that if you keep practicing, your jokes will get better.

You know I downplay my humour just to make you look more funny, right?

Its my affection for you

[RickD]

Rick: But Nessa,

I guarantee, that if you keep practicing, your jokes will get better.

He probably thinks that's even possible for himself - but let's ask his wife if she thinks he's funnier nowadays (crankier, perhaps, but funnier ). You know, Rick's parent's hoped he one day might become a comic - which is why they named him after his hero:

Don Rickles is the King of Sarcasm. No, He is a god of sarcasm. If I ever get to the point that I have 1/1000 of the sarcastic wit of Don Rickles, my life would be a success.
https://www.google.com/amp/www.oregonli ... succes.amp

[RickD]

Seems like you are harboring on the issue of God being a Black Woman...seems a bit, well...strange to be honest.
And the comment about a vagina...strange.

its called humour..tho not everyone may appreciate it. Thats fine.
We are all different, paul.

I understood it as an attempt at humor.

Not everyone is as naturally funny as I am.

But Nessa,

I guarantee, that if you keep practicing, your jokes will get better.

You know I downplay my humour just to make you look more funny, right?

Its my affection for you

Meh...still need practice...

[Nessa]

Seems like you are harboring on the issue of God being a Black Woman...seems a bit, well...strange to be honest.
And the comment about a vagina...strange.

its called humour..tho not everyone may appreciate it. Thats fine.
We are all different, paul.

I understood it as an attempt at humor.

Not everyone is as naturally funny as I am.

But Nessa,

I guarantee, that if you keep practicing, your jokes will get better.

You know I downplay my humour just to make you look more funny, right?

Its my affection for you

Meh...still need practice...

Speaking of practice....go hone your sandwich making skills and get me one

[RickD]

its called humour..tho not everyone may appreciate it. Thats fine.
We are all different, paul.

I understood it as an attempt at humor.

Not everyone is as naturally funny as I am.

But Nessa,

I guarantee, that if you keep practicing, your jokes will get better.

You know I downplay my humour just to make you look more funny, right?

Its my affection for you

Meh...still need practice...

Speaking of practice....go hone your sandwich making skills and get me one

I was going to make you a virtual sandwich, with a picture. But I'm afraid that you'll think it's some kind of vagina euphemism.

[Nessa]

I understood it as an attempt at humor.

Not everyone is as naturally funny as I am.

But Nessa,

I guarantee, that if you keep practicing, your jokes will get better.

You know I downplay my humour just to make you look more funny, right?

Its my affection for you

Meh...still need practice...

Speaking of practice....go hone your sandwich making skills and get me one

I was going to make you a virtual sandwich, with a picture. But I'm afraid that you'll think it's some kind of vagina euphemism.

The comebacks I could make

[RickD]

You know I downplay my humour just to make you look more funny, right?

Its my affection for you

Meh...still need practice...

Speaking of practice....go hone your sandwich making skills and get me one

I was going to make you a virtual sandwich, with a picture. But I'm afraid that you'll think it's some kind of vagina euphemism.

The comebacks I could make

And if you were witty enough to actually think of something funny, I bet you'd have a great comeback.