Here is a Spiritual Conundrum submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life by a reader named Richard Neer: Hi Lee, What is your position on Prosperity Gospel? I find the notion ridiculous, if not downright absurd! The premise that tithing…
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Prosperity Gospel is Spiritually Bankrupt
Tagged with: Creflo Dollar, money, Prosperity, Prosperity consciousness, Prosperity Gospel, Prosperity theology, religion, spirituality
Posted in Current Events, Money and Business
Posted in Current Events, Money and Business
“The World is Going to Hell in a Handbasket!”
“O tempora, o mores!” Marcus Tullius Cicero growled these famous words to the Roman senate in the first century BC to decry the deterioration of civilized society. “Oh the times!” he lamented. “Oh the standards!” Today, over two thousand years…
Tagged with: chaos, Christianity, Cicero, Hesiod, Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, new Jerusalem, o tempora o mores, Ovid, religion, science, spirituality, technology, what's the matter with kids today
Posted in Science Philosophy and History
Posted in Science Philosophy and History
Kindness and Caring in Business
Business and industry has gotten a reputation in some quarters as being a heartless, soulless behemoth whose only interest is in racking up money and profits for the people at the top. But even if that reputation may be partially…
Tagged with: Aaron Belen, autism, business, Business and industry, industry, Jessica Leismann, John D'Eri, Rising Tide Car Wash, service, spirituality, Target, work, Yasir Moore
Posted in Money and Business
Posted in Money and Business
Homosexuality, the Bible, and Christianity
Three Spiritual Conundrums have recently been submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life on the subject of homosexuality. First, from QuestioningMale: PLEASE shed some light on Homosexuality. I am a CHRISTIAN – never been abused, molested, etc. who has attended…
Tagged with: Christianity, conversion therapy, gay marriage, homosexuality, marriage, same-sex marriage, sex, Sodom, sodomite, sodomy, spirituality, the Bible
Posted in Sex Marriage Relationships
Posted in Sex Marriage Relationships
What does Emanuel Swedenborg Say about Homosexuality?
This article is for people who want to know what Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772) says on the subject of homosexuality. If you’re not interested in that, you can safely skip it. For the broader picture, and my reasons for writing these two articles…
Tagged with: Emanuel Swedenborg, gay marriage, homosexuality, marriage, marriage equality, relationships, same-sex marriage, sex, sin of Sodom, Sodom, spirituality
Posted in Sex Marriage Relationships
Posted in Sex Marriage Relationships
Islam, Christianity, or No Religion at All?
In a recent comment on the article, “If there’s One God, Why All the Different Religions?” a reader named Zabi said: Thank you for writing this article, it has helped me a lot. Right now I’m having a struggle between…
Tagged with: Christianity, church, faith, fundamentalism, God, heaven, hell, Islam, mosque, organized religion, relationship with God, religion, spirituality
Posted in All About God, Spiritual Growth
Posted in All About God, Spiritual Growth
Tommy Gilbert: The Curse of Free Money and Easy Living
Thomas Gilbert, Jr., 30, had everything. His father was a Wall Street multimillionaire. He grew up amid wealth and luxury. He had attended the best private schools, and graduated from Princeton University in 2009 with a degree in economics. He…
Tagged with: adulthood, business, heaven, money, service, spirituality, Thomas Gilbert, Thomas S. Gilbert, Tommy Gilbert, violence, wealth
Posted in Current Events, Money and Business, Spiritual Growth
Posted in Current Events, Money and Business, Spiritual Growth
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…
Is Sex Before Marriage Forbidden in the Bible?
Here is a Spiritual Conundrum submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life by a reader named Kimberly: Hi Lee! I was wondering if sex before marriage is forbidden in the Bible. . . and if it is, why? I have…
Tagged with: adultery, extramarital sex, fornication, love, marriage, multiple partners, premarital sex, relationships, sex, sex before marriage, spirituality, the Bible
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Your Crowdsourced Mind
Have you ever had a mean, angry, or impure thought and beat yourself up about it, thinking that you are the worst person ever? Have you ever done a good deed, or had a brilliant idea and patted yourself on…
Tagged with: angels, community, crowdsourcing, ego, God, guilt, psychology, spirits, spirituality, the human mind, the spiritual world
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Afterlife
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Afterlife
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