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"I'm worthless." Or... "I'm doing the best I can." True or false?

Worthlessness isn't it. Complacency isn't it. Self-delusion isn't it. Where is the good path?

Grab the Rope!

The rope tow is a good metaphor for spiritual life. The rope's there, running, ready to pull you.

Spiritual but not Religious?

It's common for people to describe themselves as "spiritual but not religious". What do you suppose that means?

So much better than our native selfishness...

Left to ourselves, we would be "perpetually bent on evil." It's a good thing we're not left to ourselves!

Christianity and Politics: Some thoughts...

We're supposed to apply Jesus's teachings to our own lives. What about the parts of our lives that relate to politics?

Togetherness

Does it help to seek the Lord together? Or is it something we should do alone?

How much agency do we have?

True or false? We have power of our own. Or... We are powerless. Or... what?

Is Dying Like Changing the Channel?

The Physical Channel. The Spiritual Channel. Is the TV analogy any good?

With Your Spiritual Eyes Open

Many times, in the Bible, people aren't able to see spiritual realities -- until the Lord opens their eyes.

The Veil was Torn from Top to Bottom

When Jesus died on the cross, the veil in the temple in Jerusalem tore in half, from top to bottom. It was a spiritual watershed.

What really happened at Easter?

What does the New Christian Church teach about Easter? It's a short question, but it involves a big network of connected ideas. It can't be answered right in a sound bite, so bear with me…

What the Bible says about Jesus as God

In which we look at what the Word says about Jesus and Jehovah...

Big Wooden Cross On Green Grass Field Under The White Clouds

A Ransom for Many - What can that mean?

Some of the old ways of thinking about this are... wrong!

A Chilean gaucho herds sheep in this 2008 photo by Vera Donk.

Other sheepfolds

Seven times, Jesus says things like, "I am the vine", or "I am the bread of life". What if someone isn't a Christian? What then?

The Breakfast by the Sea of Galilee

After Jesus's resurrection, 7 disciples have gone back to Galilee. They're fishing - all night - and have caught nothing. Jesus appears, and tells them to fish on the right side of the boat. So, they do...

The disciples bow to Jesus in this anonymous fresco from a church in Cappadocia, a region of Turkey with underground cities used as hideouts by early Christians.

Gathering and Sending Out the Disciples

In a deep sense, the gathering together of the twelve disciples, before sending them out as apostles, represents an important step in our spiritual development.

Exploring the Meaning of Matthew 16

Recognizing the Messiah... When the Lord was born, only a very few people perceived what was happening: Mary and Joseph, Elizabeth and Zacharias, the shepherds, the wise men, Simeon, and Anna. And multitudes of the heavenly host! But 30+ years later, during His ministry? Or now, 2000+ years later, in our lives -- do we also perceive it?

Love from a Distance

We’re allowed to set boundaries, if we have to. And... there’s a process to follow. What is it?

The Veil was Torn in Two

When Jesus died on the cross, the veil of the temple in Jerusalem was "rent in twain" from top to bottom. It was a watershed event in spiritual history.

An AI Discussion about True Christian Religion

Here's a podcast-style discussion about Swedenborg's work, True Christian Religion, fully generated using the NotebookLM AI tool. The AI tool "read" the book, "understood" it, at least to some reasonable extent, and then generated a conversation with real-sounding voices, with two people talking about it.