Is it true that, “… a perfect and omnipotent God could, should, and would see to it that such problems did not exist in a book which s/he had inspired.” (https://infidels.org/library/modern/donald_morgan/contradictions.html)? And what is the contradiction inherent in adhering to the theory
Read More
Readers of Swedenborg are often accused of a reliance upon another source of truth than the Word. But what we see in Swedenborg is not a replacement of the Word, but an understanding of WHY the Word is regarded as holy, quite
Read More
Go find the person you disagree with, the person who lives in a way that is different from you. Are you able to show love to “other”?
What does it mean to “bow down”? The latest in our series on correspondences – the way natural, physical things represent spiritual (inner) states of mind.
I’d like to welcome you on this journey, reading Emanuel Swedenborg’s Heaven and Hell. Many people encountering Swedenborg’s work for the first time begin here, with his most well known book. It certainly captures the popular imagination, as illustrated by the recent
Read More
“The Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach wrote the initials “S. D. G.” at the end of all his church compositions and also applied it to some, but not all, his secular works.” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soli_Deo_gloria) “Soli Deo gloria emphasizes the glory of God as
Read More
Why would you get involved in a group such as a church? There are many reasons: the theology, the style of worship, they’re nice people, to meet like-minded others, social connection, for what you can get out of it, for personal or
Read More
We walk differently than we did 500 years ago! Can you see how? Ainsley RAD Ballet Grade 1 – Classical Walks(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juvV3dII8GE, Ainsley Chan, YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo1s3oJu8u1qwoRM9XhK6qQ) What does “walking” mean? Feet, represent our natural lives – all our actions – because they
Read More
