Tag Archives: faith

The Lord God cleans out His heavenly throne of imposters

Posted on March 3, 2013 by

Not that long ago and without much notice on Earth, the Lord God decided to clean house and regain control of His heavenly throne. Why was the one true God displaced? For the better part of two thousand years, three … Continue reading →

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What really is “salvation by faith alone?”

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

Many followers of the theology of Emanuel Swedenborg believe that he changed the focus of spiritual transformation in Christianity from “faith” to “good works.” In other words, salvation does not consist of mere belief and acknowledgement of the Lord Jesus … Continue reading →

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Did Jesus destroy a defenseless fig tree?

Posted on September 22, 2012 by

In the New Testament we read a strange account of Jesus being involved in a seemingly mean-spirited event: Early in the morning, as He was on His way back to the city, He was hungry. Seeing a fig tree by … Continue reading →

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Cosmic futility. Is that the best the world has to offer?

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

Years ago there was a saying going around which went like this: “Life is a bitch and then you die.” Not only are our politicians taking us over a cliff, our scientists are telling us that the forces of entropy … Continue reading →

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Infinity, Schminity…

Posted on October 14, 2010 by

A goofy thing usually happens when physicists try to combine the equations of general relativity with quantum mechanics. The mathematics of such a combination begins to spin out of control, yielding infinite answers. Scientists hate it when infinities show up … Continue reading →

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Did Jesus promote ignorance or did He try to stretch our neurons?

Posted on June 7, 2010 by

One of the big reasons scientists have problems with religion is that it seems to promote ignorance. In other words, the strength of a person’s faith is measured by “belief,” in the absence of intellectual investigation. Scientists like to have … Continue reading →

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Make everyone in your household an enemy!

Posted on March 18, 2010 by

What makes the title of this post even stranger is that it is taken from the New Testament (Matthew 10:34-36 and Luke 12:53). Passages like this are why religion often gets a bad rap from those who point out these … Continue reading →

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Am I a good person or a slug?

Posted on March 16, 2010 by

Having spent more than 35 years of my life on making a serious attempt at spiritual growth I have come to the unflattering conclusion that I am a lowly slug. I did not approach God or religion for the purpose … Continue reading →

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Valentine Roses

Posted on February 12, 2010 by

At the top of the list of gifts men will give women on Valentine’s Day are roses. Being a person who likes to contemplate and take a deeper look into things, I focused my mind on the topic of roses. … Continue reading →

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God made a Biblical Boo-Boo?

Posted on December 29, 2009 by

As most Christian ministers and theologians will tell you, God is mysteriously both One and Three Persons. We laypeople are asked to believe this great “truth” as a matter of faith and not to get too hung up trying to … Continue reading →

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