David Seamands on Distorted Images
Tonight at Logan Uniting we looked at recovery from distorted images of God. I started with three TV adverts:
Telecom NZ “Father and Son”
Gibson “Quiz”
Ace Hardware “Dad”
We took a look at David Seamand’s thoughts on the connection between family patterns and our understanding of God.
Most of us developed our concepts and feelings about our heavenly Father from our earthly mothers and fathers, and these feelings become intertwined and confused. But the guilty and contradictory feelings are not the voice of God. They are often the continuing voice of Mother or Dad or Brother or Sister, or something internalized that puts pressure on us.
We explored two of the distorted images of God outlined in Juanita and Dale Ryan’s study, using Psalm 103 and Hebrews 4 to explore healthy images of the compassionate God we follow.
Postkiwi Duncan Macleod posts on life, faith and culture in Australia, drawing from his involvement in the creative industry, the Uniting Church, the blogosphere, generational research, the emerging church and life on the Gold Coast.
Duncan is the editor of The Inspiration Room, a site showcasing advertising, design and other work produced by the global creative community.
