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Visions of Heaven, by Lisa Miller

Released just in time for Easter is this new book published by TIME: (We picked up a copy at the local supermarket checkout stand under a different title: Discovering Heaven: How Our Ideas About the Afterlife Shape How We Live Today.)…

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Noah’s Ark: A Sea Change in the Human Mind

What do the stories of Creation and Noah’s Ark have in common? Umm . . . atheists and fundamentalists spend a lot of time arguing about them? Haha! Yes they do. But besides that? They’re both really old? Yes, they…

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Posted in Science Philosophy and History, The Bible Re-Viewed

A Christian Movie Review of Darren Aronofsky’s “Noah”

(Warning: major movie plot spoilers below) First, the disclaimer: Darren Aronofsky’s movie Noah is not faithful to the Bible story. If your primary interest is to see a dramatization of the Bible narrative of Noah and the Ark as told…

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Posted in Popular Culture, The Bible Re-Viewed

The Bible Says It, and I Believe It!

I’ve written a new article on Christian Beliefs that the Bible Does Teach. It is a companion piece to my previous article, “Christian Beliefs” that the Bible Doesn’t Teach. This new article is meant to show that the basic beliefs…

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Posted in All About God, Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed

The Basketball Eyes of Isaiah Austin: “Your Excuse or Your Story?”

(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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Posted in Sports and Recreation

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…

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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…

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Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Afterlife, The Bible Re-Viewed

Is the Bible a Book of Absolute Nonsense?

A reader named John recently left this comment on the post, “Curses or Consequences: Did God Really Curse Adam and Eve?“ I think it’s the same as 99.85% of the worlds Scientists .. That man evolved and the bible is…

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Posted in Science Philosophy and History, 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…

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Posted in Books and Literature, The Bible Re-Viewed

What Does it Mean When My Parents Die? Will I See Them Again?

In a spiritual conundrum submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life, a reader named Tom asks: I just stumbled upon your website in my spiritual search and I am glad I did. Over the last 3 years I have lost…

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Posted in The Afterlife
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