(For a follow-up story, see “Isaiah Austin’s Marfan Syndrome: Another Life or Death Choice.”) Isaiah Austin has two eyes. Only one of them works. He had a decision to make. That decision would determine his future. Would he go with…
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Kush Sharma and Sophia Hoffman Battle Words, Not Each Other, in Spelling Bee
A week ago in Jackson County, Missouri, an epic spelling bee battle between fifth-grader Sophia Hoffman and seventh-grader Kush Sharma finally came to an end. In the first part of the match—which was only meant to have one part—the two went…
Tagged with: children, enemies, Jackson County, Kansas City, Kush Sharma, Missouri, Scripps National Spelling Bee, Sophia Hoffman, spelling bee, spelling bees, spiritual battles, spirituality, war
Posted in Current Events
Posted in Current Events
The Bible, Emanuel Swedenborg, and Reincarnation
“Do you believe in reincarnation?” I’ve been asked this question many times over the years. Sometimes it’s a litmus test question. The people asking already either believe in reincarnation or they don’t. If my answer agrees with their view, they’ll…
Tagged with: born again, death, Emanuel Swedenborg, heaven, Heaven and Hell, hell, justice, Nicodemus, past life regression, reincarnation, spiritual rebirth, spirituality, the spiritual world
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Afterlife, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Afterlife, The Bible Re-Viewed
Bible Study Notes, by Anita S. Dole
Practical and spiritual Bible lessons for all ages In the early 1950s, Anita S. Dole completed a graded set of Bible Study Notes intended for use in Swedenborgian Sunday Schools. Since then, they have become popular with Bible students all…
Dr. Zenko Hrynkiw: When a Hero Says he’s Not a Hero
In our hero-worshipping culture, what happens when someone hailed as a hero rejects that label? On January 28 of this year, during the snow storm that paralyzed much of the U.S. South, Dr. Zenko Hrynkiw received a call that an…
What is the Meaning and Significance of Gilgal in the Bible?
Here is a spiritual conundrum posed by a reader named victor: What is the significance of gilgadh mentioned in 2king 2:1 – why the journey starts from gilgadh? Thanks for the question, victor! I assume you mean Gilgal, which is…
Did Jesus Really Die to Pay the Penalty for our Sins?
One day some years ago, a fundamentalist Christian tract came through the mail slot. I almost tossed it out. But out of curiosity, I gave it a read-through. It’s a typical piece. And it pushes an old “Christian belief” that…
Tagged with: belief, Christianity, crucifixion, faith, faith and works, fundamentalism, God, heaven, Jesus Christ, salvation, sin, the Bible, Vicarious Atonement
Posted in All About God
Posted in All About God
Chris Strickland Catches a Baby
In the latest viral video, a 19-year-old named Chris Strickland deftly catches a baby falling out of a shopping cart. It happened—all nine seconds of it—at a Home Depot store in Anchorage, Alaska. Here’s the article about it in the…
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