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What Does the Bible Say about Video Games? Part 2
Michael and his Angels Fight the Seven-Headed Dragon (I recommend that you read Part 1 of this article first) A mighty warrior girds on his sword and shield and prepares for the great battle. Today is...
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Is Hurricane Sandy God’s Punishment on the Wicked?
Note by Hurricane Sandy Survivor Mike Amid the destruction and death caused by Hurricane Sandy there are stories of hope and redemption. A young man named Mike, washed out into the bay from his home on...
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It Takes a Village to Make a Tragedy
Nurse Jacintha Saldanha of King Edward VII Hospital, London People around the world have been both saddened and outraged by the recent tragedy in which Nurse Jacintha Saldanha committed suicide after...
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Where are my Children who have Died? Will I Ever See Them Again?
Special note Annette and I extend our deepest sympathies to all those who lost a child, family member, friend, or co-worker in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. We hope...
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If God is Love, Why all the Pain and Suffering?
How could a loving God allow so much evil? All it takes is a glance at the top stories in the daily news to show us that there is an awful lot of death, destruction, pain, and suffering in our world....
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Heaven and Hell, by Emanuel Swedenborg
Do you wonder what happens after we die? Who doesn’t!? Here is the most extensive eyewitness account of the spiritual world ever published: Heaven and Hell By Emanuel Swedenborg Heaven and Hell was...
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Video Games, Virtual Reality, and Spiritual Reality
Palestinian children playing computer games Video games are in the news again in the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut school shootings. As explored in a recent piece on WBUR radio titled, “My Son, The...
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What Happens To Us When We Die?
The Magical Mystery Tour In our modern materialistic age, people sometimes claim that there is no real information about the spiritual world. That’s not true! There is a huge amount of information...
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Near-Death Experiences and the Doctors
Ever since the awareness of near-death experiences burst upon the popular consciousness with the publication of Raymond Moody’s 1975 bestseller Life After Life, there has been a steady stream of books,...
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When Death is a Celebration
My parents Both of my parents died in the past year, and I couldn’t be happier! Don’t get me wrong. I love my parents very much. No, they weren’t perfect. Who is? But I could not have asked for better...
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What Does it Mean When My Parents Die? Will I See Them Again?
In a spiritual conundrum submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life, a reader named Tom asks: I just stumbled upon your website in my spiritual search and I am glad I did. Over the last 3 years...
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The Bible, Emanuel Swedenborg, and Reincarnation
From Caterpillar to Butterfly “Do you believe in reincarnation?” I’ve been asked this question many times over the years. Sometimes it’s a litmus test question. The people asking already either believe...
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If You’ve been Married More than Once, Which One will you be With in the...
Here is a Spiritual Conundrum submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life by a reader named Anna: If a widow remarries after Death of her husband, which one will she be with in her afterlife?...
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How can we have Faith when So Many Bad Things happen to So Many Good People?...
Click here for Part 1 of this article. Click here for Part 2 of this article. Part 2 dealt with God’s eternal perspective in creating and governing the universe and the people in it. One of the points...
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How can we have Faith when So Many Bad Things happen to So Many Good People?...
Click here for Part 1 of this article. Click here for Part 2 of this article. Click here for Part 3 of this article. It’s time to face the music. It’s time to get busy and struggle with our faith. It’s...
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Robin Williams, 1951-2014
Robin Williams, 1951-2014 Annette and I are saddened to hear of the death of Robin Williams yesterday, August 11, 2014, at the age of 63. He was a great and compassionate soul. His humor lightened the...
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Seasons of Life
In January of 1969, a photo was published that forever changed our view of the earth, and of our place in the universe. The photo was taken on Christmas Eve day, 1968, by the crew of Apollo 8—the first...
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Easter, Resurrection, and the Germanwings Airliner Crash
On March 24, 2015, co-pilot Andreas Lubitz took his place in the cockpit of Germanwings Flight 9525, originating in Barcelona, Spain. The destination was Düsseldorf, Germany. Lubitz had done his...
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What is the Biblical Basis for Humans becoming Angels after they Die?
(Note: This post is a slightly edited version of a question and answer I recently wrote and posted on Christianity StackExchange. You can see the StackExchange version here.) Clarence and George: It’s...
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Are Deaths from Natural Disasters an Unavoidable Side-Effect of God’s Creation?
Aftermath of an earthquake As amazing and beautiful as this physical universe is, it is also filled with almost unimaginable cataclysmic violence—which commonly brings suffering, pain, and death to the...
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