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…
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Facing our Demons of Darkness, Depression, and Mental Illness – Part 1
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
Posted in Pain and Suffering, Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed
A Star in the East
For a video reading of this article on YouTube, click here. Matthew 2:1–12 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the…
Tagged with: Bethlehem, Christianity, Christmas, east, Jerusalem, Jesus Christ, spiritual meaning, star, the Bible, the sun, wise men
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
Should Christians Tithe?
Over the past couple of years four readers have submitted Spiritual Conundrums to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life about tithing. First, a reader named Lisa: Lee: I belonged to a Christian church for thirty years which was fundamentalist. My husband paid…
Tagged with: charitable giving, charity, Christianity, Emanuel Swedenborg, money, spiritual meaning, spirituality, Swedenborg, the Bible, tithes, tithing
Posted in Money and Business, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in Money and Business, The Bible Re-Viewed
The Ten Commandments: Our Spiritual Inventory List
These days the Ten Commandments may seem a bit . . . old. After all, they were delivered over three thousand years ago. Could a set of laws given in such archaic, semi-barbaric times still be relevant today? The Ten…
Tagged with: Christianity, Emanuel Swedenborg, God, inventory, inventory list, religion, spiritual meaning, spirituality, the Bible, The Ten Commandments
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed
What is the Meaning of Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh?
The Gospel of Matthew tells us that: After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came . . . and there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising, until it stopped over…
Tagged with: baby Jesus, Christianity, Christmas, frankincense, gold, Jesus Christ, magi, myrrh, spiritual meaning, the Bible, the nativity, wise men
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
The Song of Mary: My Soul Magnifies the Lord
Reading: Luke 1:39–55 The Song of Mary And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.” These words begin the poetic speech by Mary traditionally called “The Magnificat,” from the first word of…
Eat My Flesh, Drink My Blood
When it comes to the Christian sacrament of the Holy Supper, it’s all about eating and drinking. That’s true whether we look at it physically, philosophically, spiritually, or interpersonally. Though our observance of this sacrament is based on the Lord’s…
Tagged with: Christian beliefs, Christianity, Communion, Eucharist, food, food and drink, Holy Supper, Jesus Christ, Loaves and Fish, spiritual meaning, spirituality, The Last Supper
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
From Literal Slavery to Spiritual Freedom
In Exodus 6:5–6, God said to Moses: I have heard the groaning of the Israelites whom the Egyptians are holding as slaves, and I have remembered my covenant. Say therefore to the Israelites, “I am the Lord, and I will…
How God Speaks in the Bible to Us Boneheads
In a recent post titled, “Do the Teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg take Precedence over the Bible?” I wrote: If any truth were to come to us direct from God, we wouldn’t be able to understand it. Pure truth as it…
Tagged with: Christianity, God, golden calf, Judaism, Moses, Mount Sinai, religion, spiritual meaning, stone tablets, the Bible, The Ten Commandments, the voice of God
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
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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