John Chuchman
The Divine
Posted June 19, 2011 by John Chuchman
The Divine,
which is Absolute,
is necessarily Infinite.
As such,
the Divine infinitely radiates itself
since no barriers can exist
to prevent
this infinite radiation.

The Divine
radiates itself
as the Universe
including
me.

But as One with the Divine,
I am more than just a devoted Lover
who longs to unite with God,
nor am I only
the valiant Seeker
who struggles to
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Tags: Divine, Creation, God
Michelle Cohen
Life Challenges and Loss
I often see adult patients who share with me the pain, anger and sadness they feel because of unresolved issues from their childhood experiences. They express how difficult it is to sustain healthy relationships, and want to process issues from their dysfunctional upbringing in order to move on with their lives. The a... read more
Charlie Van Dyke
DIMENSIONS OF LIFE
AN APPLE FOR YOUR THOUGHTS

Experiencing Reality. It evades so many.

Difficult?

It can seem like trying to locate a needle within a monstrous complex network of hat pins, trying to find the Truth. In our culture, "Reality" has a different meaning almost every way you turn.

We watch reality TV... read more
John Chuchman
God and Jesus for Me
(inspired by a day with Bishop Spong in Tempe, Arizona)

What does the idea God mean to me?
Is God beyond religion?
Have I created God
in my own image?

A theistic God
is one that answers my prayers,
fills my needs.
It is a god
that athletes use to succeed,
that politicians use to sanction their actions.

How do I escape
the boundaries of reli
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John Chuchman
The Sacred Secular Sacred

In this time of rapid change
and my own deep thinking,
I hold on to the conviction
I am an integral part of the great chain of Being.

My human consciousness
evidences this for me.

I stand in awe of
and reverence for
the unpredictability of life,
the sacredness of it.

I don’t think that
religion has a monopoly on the Sacred.
One does n
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