A Progressive Perspective on a Personal God. A question asked of me and how I responded: Q: Like many, I gave up the grandfatherly-spirit-in-the-sky notion of God along with childhood. The works of Spong, Borg, McLaren, Rohr, Rolheiser, and others have influenced the evolution of my understanding of God to involve less of a theistic “being” and more of a panentheistic [perspective]. I find myself at a loss for the “personal connection.” Jesus called God “Abba” in highly personal terms.... Read more