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Adam gets a strange visit from “Eve” at his church service!
A young man named Adam was happy to be in church. He mingled with the various members of his congregation while enjoying some morning coffee and sharing some verbal pleasantries. He felt he belonged here. Church was a place where … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam and Eve, affirmation, Bible interpretation, community, Emanuel Swedenborg, fellowship, Genesis, spiritual sleep
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Jacob, Esau and non-physical bio-complexity
My new book Proving God is the result of a seven-year effort (including two years of attending seminary) to unify science and theology. My two main strategies are to show that love is the ultimate science and that Holy Scripture … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible interpretation, bio-complexity, deeper meaning, Emanuel Swedenborg, Genesis, human intellect, mental growth, proving God
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Jacob and Esau provide a profound lesson for today’s psychologists (and theologians!)
The authority and inerrancy of the Holy Bible has come under a new kind of challenge in the post-modern world. This challenge comes not just from atheists but also from a new crop of Christian theologians who no longer identify … Continue reading
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Tagged deeper meaning, Emanuel Swedenborg, Genesis, glorification, modernity, Revelation, second coming, transformation
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Dudley’s amazing visionary insight
Once upon a time there lived an ordinary fellow named Dudley. Although his outer appearance showed nothing special about him, Dudley had a passion for reading the stories of the Bible. In fact, he often wished that he could experience … Continue reading
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Tagged angel, Bible interpretation, Genesis, higher meaning, spirit, spiritual water
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Johnny gets a spiritual reading lesson
Once upon a time, a perceptive lad named Johnny was reading the Genesis chapters of the Holy Bible. He was at that age when kids start questioning things. He found the stories fascinating and they kindled his imagination but he … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible interpretation, Esau, Genesis, God’s glory, higher meaning, Isaac, Jacob, mental growth
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The College Student And The Magical Glasses
Once upon a time a bright college student named Bobby attended a lively debate on campus about the Holy Bible. The three speakers in the debate consisted of an atheist, a fundamentalist Christian, and a liberation theologian promoting biblical relativism. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible authority, Bible interpretation, Genesis, glorification, higher meaning, liberation theology, Revelation, salvation
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Rocks make cushy pillows?
I have done enough camping and sleeping outdoors to know that rocks are not what you want to place your head on when settling in for the night. Yet in Genesis 28:11, we read that Jacob, while traveling from Beersheba … Continue reading
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Tagged angels, Bible interpretation, Genesis, higher meaning, Jacob’s ladder, spiritual process
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Why did the Huffington Post visit my Blog?
I can only take a wild guess. I suspect that someone was “sniffing” around for posts that expressed religious intolerance. When I looked at the topics on my blog that received “hits” that day, I noticed that someone clicked on … Continue reading
