Within my post titled, " My Story ," I threaded two of Henry Nouwen's devotional thoughts on writing and sharing our journeys. As I read through the following Nouwen thought I must be honest, I often say to myself, "I have nothing original to say." I am glad and encouraged that Henry does not think this to be a good argument for not writing. Making Our Lives Available to Others One of the arguments we often use for not writing is this: "I have nothing original to say. Whatever I might say, someone else has already said it, and better than I will ever be able to." This, however, is not a good argument for not writing. Each human person is unique and original, and nobody has lived what we have lived. Furthermore, what we have lived, we have lived not just for ourselves but for others as well. Writing can be a very creative and invigorating way to make our lives available to ourselves and to others. We have to trust that our stories deserve to be told. ...
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Neat site!
I have a curious question. Your Blog site uses the name "Yeshua", yet in your blog you freely call him by his Greek name "Jesus".
Not many people use both names interchangalbly. What would you say to someone who insists on using one name or the other but not both?
Curiously yours,
Pearl
I was noticing I did use both names. I mentioned I am learning daily to follow Jesus/Yeshua. I am learning much about His Kingdom, His teachings, etc. Like most areas in my life learning new names for someone takes a bit of getting use to. I have always called my Lord, Jesus, but have been trying to call Him Yeshua. Searching the Hebrews roots of Christianity has been an interesting journey, some of my findings have caused me to question many traditional routines why I do what I do...
Thank you for asking me this question, it has challanged me to think. I do have friends on both sides some who only use Yeshua and some who use Jesus.