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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…
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
Tobias Bass and the Far-Reaching Power of Childhood Love
Tobias Bass had a problem. He wanted to run a 5K race with his older brother Titus, and he didn’t see how he could do it. You see, Titus has cerebral palsy. He can’t walk. And the boys’ single mom,…
Tagged with: Amanda Taylor, cerebral palsy, childhood experiences, children, handicapped children, jogging stroller, Kelly Ogle, KWTV News9, love, Oklahoma City, spirituality, Titus Bass, Tobias Bass
Posted in Current Events
Posted in Current Events
One Girl’s Heaven is Another Man’s Hell
Once upon a time, a five year old girl named Jayden Sink decided to set up a lemonade stand to raise money for charity. Her plan was a big success! She and her father raised over $170 selling cups of…
Tagged with: charities, children, Fred Phelps, FRESHCASSETTE Creative Compassion, heaven, Heaven and Hell, hell, Jayden Sink, Jon Sink, Pink Lemonade for Peace, Planting Peace, Topeka KS, Westboro Baptist Church
Posted in Current Events
Posted in Current Events
Self-Esteem is Made to be Broken
Megan Thode believes that Lehigh University owes her a B. When instead she received a C+ in a class critical to her intended career as a professional counselor, she challenged the grade through the usual university channels. She even called…
Tagged with: children, emotional intelligence, God, Lehigh University, love, Megan Thode, neighbor, psychology, self-esteem, self-image, service, spiritual rebirth, spirituality
Posted in Current Events, Spiritual Growth
Posted in Current Events, Spiritual Growth
Our Wish for You: Finding Happiness from Within
Our wish for you this Christmas is that you may find true happiness and joy. Happiness does not have to be dependent on your physical environment. Happiness can be yours whatever your external circumstances may be, as these pictures of…
Tagged with: children, Emanuel Swedenborg, God, happiness, joy, love, natural disasters, service, spirituality, the Bible, work
Posted in Spiritual Growth
Posted in Spiritual Growth
Where are my Children who have Died? Will I Ever See Them Again?
Special note Annette and I extend our deepest sympathies to all those who lost a child, family member, friend, or co-worker in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. We hope that the following previously-written article may bring…
Tagged with: children, death, Emanuel Swedenborg, heaven, hell, justice, near-death experiences, Newtown Connecticut, Sandy Hook Elementary School, school shootings, the Bible, tragedy
Posted in The Afterlife
Posted in The Afterlife
Is Hurricane Sandy God’s Punishment on the Wicked?
Amid the destruction and death caused by Hurricane Sandy there are stories of hope and redemption. A young man named Mike, washed out into the bay from his home on the Jersey Shore, managed to make his way back to…
Tagged with: children, Christianity, death, evil, fundamentalism, God, hurricanes, justice, mercy, natural disasters, punishment, suffering, the Bible
Posted in All About God, Current Events, Pain and Suffering, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in All About God, Current Events, Pain and Suffering, 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
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