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The Spiritual Side of Suicide

Posted on May 17, 2025 by Lee — 8 Comments

“I’ve been spiraling for years and I tried to hang myself in my hotel last night.” That is the title of a message posted on Reddit two weeks ago by a professionally successful, financially secure 45-year-old man in a loving…

Tagged with: evil spirits, hell, psychology, selfishness, spiritual battles, spirituality, suicide, temptation, the afterlife, the purpose of life
Posted in Pain and Suffering, Spiritual Growth

What are “Temptations”? How Bad Do They Get?

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Lee — 34 Comments

Right after Jesus was baptized, he went out into the desert, fasted for forty days, and was tempted by the Devil (Matthew 4:1–11; Mark 1:9–13; Luke 4:1–13). In these temptations, the Devil tried to get Jesus to act wrongly. It…

Tagged with: bible, faith, Gethsemane, God, heaven, inner struggles, innocence, Jesus, Jesus Christ, spiritual battles, spiritual rebirth, temptation
Posted in Pain and Suffering, Spiritual Growth

Darkness at Home

Posted on February 16, 2025 by Lee — Leave a comment

As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him. (Genesis 15:12) Sometimes even when we’re doing the right thing, and going in the right direction, things get worse instead…

Tagged with: Christianity, God, inner struggles, Jesus Christ, spiritual rebirth, spirituality, temptation, the Bible, the promise
Posted in Pain and Suffering, Spiritual Growth

Is Spanking Biblical?

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Lee — 11 Comments

Is spanking biblical? Contrary to popular belief, the answer is no. Yes, there is corporal punishment in the Bible. But no, there isn’t spanking in the Bible. Corporal punishment as mentioned in the Bible involves striking the back of the…

Tagged with: clothing, corporal punishment, dominance, nudity, punishment, sexuality, shame, spanking, spare the rod and spoil the child, submission, the Bible
Posted in Pain and Suffering, Sex Marriage Relationships

If the Second Coming has Already Happened, When do Things Start Getting Better?

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Lee — 42 Comments

Here is a Spiritual Conundrum submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life by a reader named Stan: I hear you say that the second coming or apocalypse has already happened? My question is, when will the world start getting better?…

Tagged with: crime, homicide rates, murder, murder rates, poverty, racism, South Africa, The New Jerusalem, the Second Coming, violence
Posted in Current Events, Pain and Suffering

War, Military Service, Violence, and Self-Defense: What’s a Christian to Do?

Posted on November 22, 2018 by Lee — 2 Comments

The Bible sends mixed messages about war. The Lord is presented as the Prince of Peace; the Lord is also presented as a warrior, commanding the people in battle. How can a Christian decide about war, military service, violence, and…

Tagged with: Christianity, just war theory, peace, self-defense, soldiers, spiritual meaning, spiritual warfare, the Bible, violence, war
Posted in Pain and Suffering, The Bible Re-Viewed

Are Deaths from Natural Disasters an Unavoidable Side Effect of God’s Creation?

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Lee — 36 Comments

As amazing and beautiful as this physical universe is, it is also filled with almost unimaginable cataclysmic violence—which commonly brings suffering, pain, and death to the living residents of our earth—plant, animal, and human. Why did God create the universe…

Tagged with: Creation, death, Emanuel Swedenborg, evil, God, heaven, natural disasters, pain, spirituality, suffering, Swedenborg
Posted in Pain and Suffering, Science Philosophy and History

Facing our Demons of Darkness, Depression, and Mental Illness – Part 2

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Lee — 50 Comments

In Part 1 we looked at the issue of mental illness through the lens of the story of Jesus healing a demon-possessed man in Mark 5:1–20. One of the points made in that article was that mental illness is not some…

Tagged with: Christianity, demon possession, Jesus Christ, mental health, mental illness, pain, spiritual rebirth, spirituality, Swedenborg, the Bible
Posted in Pain and Suffering, Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed

Facing our Demons of Darkness, Depression, and Mental Illness – Part 1

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Lee — 28 Comments

These days we don’t talk much about demon possession. Yes, popular horror films such as The Exorcist, with their graphic portrayals of demonic possession, do make the rounds in our culture. But most respected health professionals think that a belief…

Tagged with: demon possession, demonic possession, exorcism, Jesus Christ, mental health, mental illness, spiritual meaning, spirituality, Swedenborg, the Bible
Posted in Pain and Suffering, Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed

Will Sick or Disabled People Return to Good Health in the Spiritual World?

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Lee — 24 Comments

Here is a Spiritual Conundrum submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life by a reader named A. Watson: My father suffered a stroke before he died and was left unable to speak and paralysed. I would like to know if…

Tagged with: disabled people, disease, handicapped people, health, heaven, illness, mental illness, physical health, sickness, spiritual health, strokes
Posted in Pain and Suffering, The Afterlife

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