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A Short(ish) Video Course on Near-Death Experiences

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Lee — 99 Comments

Are you interested in near-death experiences, but don’t have hundreds of hours to wade through thousands of books and videos to get a solid idea of what they’re all about? Garret Weeks has done the work for you in his ongoing YouTube video series, Journey of…

Tagged with: angels, Garret Weeks, God, heaven, Heaven and Hell, hell, Jesus Christ, love, near-death experiences, spirituality
Posted in The Afterlife

On Pluto, Atoms, and Other Things (such as Heaven) that Just Keep Getting More Complex

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Lee — 8 Comments

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew by Pluto last week. And wow! What a bonanza! Before this flyby, all we had were very fuzzy images of Pluto only a few pixels wide. Because Pluto is so far away, so small, and…

Spirit: The Final Frontier

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Lee — 21 Comments

It’s about time I ’fessed up: I am a big fan of science fiction in general, and of Star Trek in particular. Whenever I watch an episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” I thrill to the grand voice of…

Is there Really a Devil? Why??

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Lee — 183 Comments

Here is a Spiritual Conundrum submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life by a reader named Kayla Lynn: Dear Lee, I’ve been having a hard time discerning the rationality of the Devil. I do not fancy the idea of a…

Tagged with: angels, Christianity, demons, devils, evil, fallen angel, hell, Lucifer, Satan, the Bible, the Devil
Posted in The Afterlife, The Bible Re-Viewed

What is the Biblical basis for disbelief in the doctrine of the Trinity?

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Lee — 69 Comments

The theological basis for this article This answer is based on the Bible interpretations and Christian theology put forth by Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772). This theology is not unitarian as that is usually defined, because Swedenborg stated that the Father, Son, and…

Pixar’s Movie “Inside Out”: Spiritual Takeouts

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Lee — 18 Comments

No, I don’t mean “outtakes.” Those are scenes that never made into the movie. I’m going to serve up some tasty spiritual takeouts from the movie: scenes and themes to take with you into your day. But first, if you…

Tagged with: anger, childhood memories, disgust, fear, Inside Out, joy, love, movie reviews, Pixar, relationships, sadness, spirituality
Posted in Popular Culture, Spiritual Growth

What is the difference between the Swedenborgian and Oneness Pentecostal doctrines of God?

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Lee — 28 Comments

Most Christian churches today, encompassing the vast majority of Christians, teach that God consists of a Trinity of three Persons called the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. This doctrine emerged with the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD, and…

According to Emanuel Swedenborg, will a good person who rejects Jesus go to Heaven?

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Lee — 19 Comments

From the perspective of Swedenborg’s theology, this is a trick question. Technically, according to Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772), anyone who rejects Jesus (“the Lord,” as Swedenborg refers to him) cannot go to heaven. However, Swedenborg’s definition of “rejecting the Lord” is…

If you Don’t Believe in the Inerrancy of Scripture, on What Basis can you Interpret Scripture?

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Lee — 16 Comments

The doctrine of biblical inerrancy is very recent in Christian history First, let’s put biblical inerrancy into perspective. Two centuries or so ago, and for all of Christian history before that, not a single Christian church, denomination, or preacher held…

Tagged with: biblical inerrancy, Biblical literalism, Christianity, fundamentalism, inerrancy, literalism, spirituality, the Bible
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed

The Logic of Love: Why God became Jesus

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Lee — 89 Comments

I want to talk to you about a subject that is near and dear to my heart. It is also at the heart Christian belief. Though it is delivered in the form of an article, you can think of it…

Tagged with: atheism, Christian belief, Christianity, God, Jesus Christ, love, materialism, religion, skepticism, spirituality, the Bible
Posted in All About God

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