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What Does God Look Like? by K. Denise Holmberg

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In the featured post, I tell the story of when my five-year old granddaughter, Ellie, discovers she can ask Siri any question she wants. Unfortunately, she learned she could ask , but not necessarily get the answer she hoped for. Tough lessons of childhood.  But her first question to Siri —w hat does God look like? — has been percolating in my mind. What DOES  God Look Like? Genesis tells us we are created in his image. The Hebrew word for ‘ image ’ is tselem and translates: an outline or representation of an original. Like our shadow outlines us, the original, we outline God. Following this ‘bunny trail’ … outline means line that shows shape. Shape means: the external form or appearance characteristic of someone or something We are the external, the outside form of God with his appearance characteristics. Huh? Immanuel … God With Us It has always been interesting to me that there is no physical description of Jesus. A babe, lying in