1.0Quaker Pagan Reflectionshttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/quakerpaganPeter Bishophttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/quakerpagan/author/peterbishopWhat Kind of a God?rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ZsqdwxS0Cm"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/quakerpagan/2014/06/what-kind-of-a-god.html">What Kind of a God?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/quakerpagan/2014/06/what-kind-of-a-god.html/embed#?secret=ZsqdwxS0Cm" width="600" height="338" title="“What Kind of a God?” — Quaker Pagan Reflections" data-secret="ZsqdwxS0Cm" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The moon is not forever. Worlds are born and die. All of creation is like drawing with paint dribbled onto the surface of moving water. Constant creation, constantly swept away. What kind of a God would have conceived of a universe like this one? What God would give us reproduction and evolution instead of immortality?http://wp.patheos.com.s3.amazonaws.com/blogs/quakerpagan/files/2014/06/Artists-concept-of-collision-at-HD-172555-Public-Domain-Image-Credit-NASAJPL-Caltech1-300x239.jpg