I don't think God is a gender. He presents himself as a father but he comes to us with the tenderness of a mother. In some of the parables, he is the housewife who cleans the house looking for the lost coin. So I think we can miss the point if we get too concerned about the gender of God.
Max LucadoHow my relationship with my parents influenced my writing, really not at all. My dad was a mechanic, my mom a nurse.
Max LucadoGive a man religion without reminding him of his filth, and the result will be arrogance in a three- piece suit.
Max LucadoWe are such a sound-bite culture; people are so accustomed to flipping through their television so quickly that we only have just a few seconds to grab someone's attention.
Max Lucado