Here is a spiritual conundrum posed by a reader named Joe: I’m looking for doctrinal statements that deal with the human physical fragility and its source. Is human fragility (sickness, disease, etc.) a consequence of original sin? Is human fragility…
Yearly Archives: 2013
What is the Source of Human Fragility, Sickness, and Disease?
Tagged with: Adam, disease, Eve, evil, health, medicine, pain, sickness, spirituality, suffering, violence, war, WPLongform
Posted in Pain and Suffering
Posted in Pain and Suffering
Paula Deen’s Secrets: The Inner Self Revealed
Paula Deen has been outed again. This time it’s literally a show-stopper. Last year the queen of rich, sweet, buttery Southern cooking outed herself: she suffers from type 2 diabetes, which is linked to the very kinds of foods she…
Tagged with: cooking, Earl Bubba Hier, Food Network, Heaven and Hell, hypocrisy, inner self, Lisa Jackson, Paula Dean, Paula Deen, Paula Deen racism scandal, racism, secrets revealed, spirituality
Posted in Current Events, Popular Culture
Posted in Current Events, Popular Culture
One Girl’s Heaven is Another Man’s Hell
Once upon a time, a five year old girl named Jayden Sink decided to set up a lemonade stand to raise money for charity. Her plan was a big success! She and her father raised over $170 selling cups of…
Tagged with: charities, children, Fred Phelps, FRESHCASSETTE Creative Compassion, heaven, Heaven and Hell, hell, Jayden Sink, Jon Sink, Pink Lemonade for Peace, Planting Peace, Topeka KS, Westboro Baptist Church
Posted in Current Events
Posted in Current Events
What is the History and Importance of Bethel in the Bible?
Here is a spiritual conundrum posed by loganfields2: Could you please explain to me in one of your posts the history of, and the importance of Bethel in the Bible! I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks for the question, loganfields2.…
Tagged with: Abraham, Bethel, God, Holy Land, Israel, Jacob, Jacob's Ladder, spiritual journey, spiritual meaning, spirituality, stairway to heaven, the Bible, unconditional love
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Who was Swedenborg? What Should I Read?
If you’ve encountered Emanuel Swedenborg, and you’re a bit fuzzy on what he’s all about and where to start, the Swedenborg Foundation has just released a new video especially for you! Jonathan Rose, Series Editor of the New Century Edition…
What is the Sin of Sodom?
The sin of Sodom? That’s obvious, isn’t it? No, it’s not. The Bible does tell us what the sin of Sodom was . . . and it’s not what you’re thinking! In the book of Ezekiel, God says: Now this…
Tagged with: Christianity, evil, fundamentalism, gang rape, homosexuality, rape, sex, sin of Sodom, Sodom, Sodom and Gomorrah, spirituality, the Bible, violence
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Divine Love and Wisdom, by Emanuel Swedenborg
How did God create the universe? What does the universe say about God . . . and about the human psyche? This highly philosophical work will expand the boundaries of your mind, revealing many deep mysteries of the cosmos, the…
Tagged with: cosmology, Creation, Divine Love and Wisdom, Emanuel Swedenborg, God, humanity, love, philosophy, psychology, religion, science, spirituality, wisdom
Posted in Books and Literature
Posted in Books and Literature
Creation vs. Evolution: Can We All Just Calm Down, Please?
This just viral: a fourth grade science quiz. Normally, grade school science quizzes are not that interesting. But when the correct answer to the true/false question “The earth is billions of years old” is “false,” that gets people’s attention. As…
Tagged with: atheism, Christianity, Creation, Creationism, evolution, fundamentalism, Lawrence Krauss, neighbor, religion, science, service, the Bible, young Earth creationism
Posted in Current Events, Science Philosophy and History
Posted in Current Events, Science Philosophy and History
Why Didn’t Moses Lead God’s People into the Holy Land?
That’s right. Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, and all through the desert, but Moses did not lead God’s people into the Holy Land. Why not? That’s the subject of a spiritual conundrum posed by darcydee: My question to…
Tagged with: Christianity, Egypt, God, Holy Land, Joshua, Moses, religion, Sinai, spirituality, the Bible, The Law, The Ten Commandments, water from the rock
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed
Repentance: The Unpopular Partner of Forgiveness
If the Christian virtues were running against each other in a high school popularity contest, love would probably win. And forgiveness would probably be in the top five. Who knows, forgiveness might even beat out faith and hope for second…
Tagged with: Anger Management, celebrities, Charlie Harper, Charlie Sheen, Christian virtues, Chuck Lorre, entertainment, forgiveness, punishment, relationships, repentance, spirituality, Two and a Half Men
Posted in Popular Culture, Spiritual Growth
Posted in Popular Culture, Spiritual Growth
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