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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

If You Think You’re Going to Hell, Please Read This First

Do any of these sound familiar? Every Sunday the preacher shouted from the pulpit that you’re a terrible sinner. God is angry at you. Because of God’s wrath, you’re going to burn in hell for all eternity. Your parents drilled

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Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Afterlife

Is it Easy or Hard to Get to Heaven?

Two thousand years ago Jesus Christ said, “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and

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Posted in Pain and Suffering, Spiritual Growth

Viktor Frankl on Meaning in the Midst of Suffering

For Part 1 of this article, see “Viktor Frankl on Meaning through Work.” For Part 2 of this article, see “Viktor Frankl on Meaning through Relationship: It’s All About Love and Understanding.” In the second part of Man’s Search for

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Posted in Pain and Suffering, Science Philosophy and History, Spiritual Growth

Viktor Frankl on Meaning through Relationship: It’s All About Love and Understanding

In the second part of Man’s Search for Meaning, psychiatrist and holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl lists three different ways we can find meaning in life: By creating a work or doing a deed By experiencing something or encountering someone By

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Posted in Science Philosophy and History, Sex Marriage Relationships, Spiritual Growth

Viktor Frankl on Meaning through Work

With over twelve million copies in print worldwide since it was originally published in 1959, Man’s Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl, has become a psychological and spiritual classic. In it, Frankl recounts his experiences during three years in Auschwitz

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Posted in Pain and Suffering, Science Philosophy and History, Spiritual Growth

Personal Transformation: It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over

SuEllen Fried looks more like a grandmother than a group counselor for prisoners. In fact, she is both. In 1980, she began volunteering at Lansing Correctional Facility in Lansing, Kansas. That volunteer work became a lifetime commitment to the inmates.

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Posted in Current Events, Spiritual Growth

The Bible: Literal Inerrancy vs. Divine Depths of Meaning

Here is a comment that a reader named Ben made on my article, “Can We Really Believe the Bible?”: We can definitely believe the Bible. There is no denying that careful interpretation and context are important, but there is no

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Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed

How to Attract the Opposite Sex—and Keep ‘Em

Through extensive Internet research, I am able to bring you secret, insider information on surefire, ironclad methods of attracting the opposite sex. Many of them even come with a money-back guarantee! This information is meant only for YOU. Very few

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Posted in Sex Marriage Relationships

Spiritual Growth 101 with Mike Tyson: “The Virtue of Selfishness”

Who woulda thought Mike Tyson was a devotee of Ayn Rand? Before the rumors start flying . . . as far as I know, he isn’t. But he could be. In 2009 Mike Tyson appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show

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Posted in Popular Culture, Spiritual Growth
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