Though most of the material posted here will be new, I will also post some gems from my archives. With that in mind, here is a newly edited version of one of my more popular talks on daily living, which…
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Doing Dishes
Tagged with: baptism, correspondences, food, ritual, service, spiritual meaning, spirituality, the Bible, washing, work, worship
Posted in Spiritual Growth
Posted in Spiritual Growth
On Earth as it is In Heaven, by Lee Woofenden
Here is a book of sermons I preached in 2003, when I was pastor of the New Jerusalem Church in Bridgewater, Massachusetts: On Earth as it is In Heaven Reflections on Jesus’ Parables of the Kingdom and Emanuel Swedenborg’s…
Tagged with: Emanuel Swedenborg, heaven, spirituality, the Bible, the Lord's Prayer
Posted in Books and Literature, The Afterlife
Posted in Books and Literature, The Afterlife
Can We Really Believe the Bible?
Some Thoughts for Those who Wish they Could Our best modern science tells us that: The universe is almost fourteen billion years old. Our solar system formed gradually about four and a half billion years ago. Life first appeared on…
Tagged with: Adam, Christianity, correspondences, Creation, Eve, rationality, science, spiritual meaning, spiritual rebirth, the Bible
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Dan Gheesling: Judas, Jesus, . . . or Jacob?
Dan Gheesling. To some, he will always be Judas. Others recount his miracles as if he were Jesus. But of all the characters in the Bible—Dan Gheesling’s favorite book—he most resembles Jacob. You may be wondering, “Who in the world…
Tagged with: Big Brother, Dan Gheesling, deceit, determination, ego, Esau, intelligence, Jacob, Judas, reality TV, religion, strategy, the Bible
Posted in Popular Culture, Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in Popular Culture, Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed
Can Gang Members Go to Heaven? (Is Life Fair?)
A couple years ago a Swedenborg reader named Sue from San Francisco asked me a question. She had been thinking about an incident in which a 17-year-old gang member from Oakland had been shot and killed in a San Francisco…
Tagged with: children, death, gangs, heaven, hell, justice, pain, poverty, reincarnation, spiritual rebirth, suffering, violence
Posted in Current Events, Pain and Suffering, The Afterlife
Posted in Current Events, Pain and Suffering, The Afterlife
Death and Rebirth, by Lee Woofenden
Here is a book that I wrote in 1995 when I was in seminary, and finally got into print a decade later in 2005: Death and Rebirth From Near-Death Experiences to Eternal Life by Lee Woofenden
Tagged with: death, Emanuel Swedenborg, heaven, near-death experiences, spiritual rebirth, spirituality
Posted in Books and Literature, The Afterlife
Posted in Books and Literature, The Afterlife
Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life
Welcome to my new blog! Here, my wife Annette and I will offer you spiritual insights on the world around us—and the world within us. Check in once or twice a week for new posts and articles offering: Satisfying answers…
Posted in Spiritual Growth
Who is God? Who is Jesus Christ? What about that Holy Spirit?
For a video reading of this article on YouTube, click here. The Lord God Jesus Christ You’ve probably heard a lot about God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit—maybe just enough to make you say, “Forget it! I can’t understand this stuff!”…
Tagged with: Adam, fundamentalism, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, love, power, salvation, spiritual meaning, spirituality, the Bible, theology
Posted in All About God
Posted in All About God
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