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John Chuchman (69)
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"Why did Jesus die?"
most would say,
"He died for our sins
and
He saved us from the consequences of our sins,"
In fact,
there's only one very brief reference in the Gospel accounts
of the death of Jesus
that would indicate that He died for our sins.
Only in Matthew's Gospel,
when He changes the wine into His blood,
does
Tags:
Death, Blame, Guilt, Sin, Jesus, Consequences, Gospel, Jesus' death, Mathew's Gospel, John Chuchman
A most widely known Native American Indian government
in place long before Columbus
is the Iroquois Confederation.
These people of the longhouse or
Haudenosaunee
used a community meeting house
where deliberation and ceremony were conducted.
Hundreds of years before Columbus,
A Wyandot (Huron) man, Skennenrahowi or Peacemaker
Tags:
Confederation, Compassion, Orenda, First Nation Peoples, Native American, Native American Indian Government, Columbus, Iroquois, Haudenosaunee, Wyandot, Skennenrahowi, Oneida, Onandoga, Mohawk, Seneca, Tuscarora, Cayuga, Jikohnsaseh, Aiionwatha, John Chuchman
Life Flows
Authorities in my past
gave me views
about things that happened in the past.
For a long time,
I kept those views frozen
as my own views.
I thought the authorities had it right.
And so, I was encased in ice.
My projections of the future
were mired in the frozen views of the past.
But Life, True Life,
is not ice-bound;
Life Flows.
Tru
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Authorities in my past
gave me views
about things that happened in the past.
For a long time,
I kept those views frozen
as my own views.
I thought the authorities had it right.
And so, I was encased in ice.
My projections of the future
were mired in the frozen views of the past.
But Life, True Life,
is not ice-bound;
Life Flows.
Tru
Tags:
Life, Flow, Spirituality, Change, John Chuchman
I seek a different path
along life’s journey,
an affirmative and friendly path
without condemnation.
I seek a path
that recognizes human limitations and weaknesses
and accepts me as I am.
This path
is of the Kingdom of God
in the Here and Now,
not in some distance place or time.
The Path I seek
is not one of power and control,
having no need of those.
Move
Tags:
Path, Quest, Growth, Kingdom of God, God, Love, Self-Abandonment, Passion, Enlightenment, Self-Discovery, John Chuchman
When I am about trying to help one
experiencing a loss in life,
The chase and the hiding is a time of hopes and fears
for both of us,
The untangling and understanding of the Life/Death/Life aspects of
the relationship brings forth compassion for the task,
As we relax into trust,
we gain the ability to rest in th
Tags:
Grief, Connecting, Caregiving, Death, Love, Humanity, Life, John Chuchman
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