Tag Archives: New Jerusalem

Swedenborg’s inner pain

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

A lot of people are taking the liberty of challenging many of Swedenborg’s theological ideas. This activity is motivated by the belief that the human race is smarter today and more enlightened than those who lived in Swedenborg’s era (and … Continue reading →

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Drawing a cabbage with my left hand

Posted on October 29, 2012 by

I am right-handed. So you can imagine my surprise in art school when one day my drawing instructor placed a cabbage in the middle of the room and asked all his students to draw it—with their opposite (and weaker) hand. … Continue reading →

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You have to be out of your mind to seek the gates of heaven!

Posted on October 20, 2012 by

The reason is that our ordinary habitual mind and its ideas are opposed to the requirements of angelic life. The biggest spiritual challenge we all face is to do battle with ourselves—which is anti-intuitive. In fact, many people would call … Continue reading →

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The origins of the wedding veil

Posted on October 11, 2012 by

We have all witnessed the wedding tradition of the new husband lifting his bride’s veil and kissing her. What is less known is that this tradition has a profound theological and spiritual origin.  Everything in the marriage ceremony symbolizes the … Continue reading →

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“Balls to the wall” harmony

Posted on September 7, 2012 by

Some serious thinking individuals have used the fact that the universe was sufficiently fine-tuned for organic life to emerge as providing scientific evidence for Intelligent Design and a purposeful Deity. Even bolder was scientist/theologian Emanuel Swedenborg, who suggested that the … Continue reading →

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Thank God no one can see me picking my nose!

Posted on July 1, 2012 by

I would rather have the world see me as the author of several thoughtful and unique theological books than as someone who occasionally picks his nose. We all try to control how the world sees us. I have no problem … Continue reading →

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Charlie is taken to a new kind of church

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

Sunday service was over and one of the members was thanking the minister for his wonderful sermon as he was leaving the church building. His name was Charlie and he attended church service faithfully every Sunday. On this special day … Continue reading →

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Oliver learns new details about spiritual salvation

Posted on October 9, 2011 by

Oliver, a young man, was down on himself. He had just broken up with his third girlfriend in two years. In spite of attending regular church services, joining various volunteer organizations, giving money to worthy charities and wanting to be … Continue reading →

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The Microbiologist and the Angel

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

Once upon a time there lived a microbiologist named Mike. He was an atheist. However, he was getting uncomfortable with the findings of his own research. It seemed to challenge the notion of scientific reductionism. The deeper he looked into … Continue reading →

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The Angel Photographer

Posted on November 29, 2010 by

Once upon a time there lived a guy named Peter who had a guardian angel named Phil. Phil had been a photographer on earth before he entered the Spiritual World. He wondered if he could guide Peter’s life based on … Continue reading →

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