In this sermon, delivered at the New Jerusalem Church in Pretty Prairie, Kansas, Rev. Jane Siebert shares about the importance of rest and self-care in our spiritual life. Click below for a printable PDF version of Jane’s sermon: Remember to Sabbath Rev. Jane Siebert is the current...
In this sermon, delivered at the New Jerusalem Church (Swedenborgian) in Bridgewater, MA, Rev. Susannah Currie discusses the one constant aspect of the finite human experience: Change. Rev. Susannah Currie has served as pastor of the Bridgewater New Jerusalem Church since 2009. She served three terms as Treasurer of the General Convention of Swedenborgian Churches and five years as...
In this sermon, delivered at the LaPorte New Church in LaPorte, Indiana, Rev. Kit Billings discusses our responsibility to care for creation as part of our spiritual practice. Click below for a printable PDF of the Sermon: Sustaining and Healing God’s Creation Rev. Kit Billings, his wife Penny...
Rev. Dr. James Lawrence, dean of the Center for Swedenborgian Studies, pays tribute to the late Stephen Hawking by engaging the philosophical implications of his groundbreaking work in astrophysics in comparison to Swedenborg’s scientific as well as mystical insights. Click below for a printable PDF version of the text:...
Often contemporary debates on matters of religion, philosophy, and spirituality over-simplify both our questions and our answers. Do we have to choose between the interventionist god of theism and scientific materialism or pantheism in our quest to understand the nature of the Divine and humanity? Can either be reconciled with reason?...
In this message, Joy Barnitz engages the theme of changing seasons of time, and how they reflect our relationship with each other and the Divine. Click below for a printable PDF version of Joy’s sermon: “… And the World is About to Turn” Joy Barnitz earned a Master of Divinity...
“We are opened to the wisdom of the heart through knowing and experiencing that a relationship with our divine source is the pearl of great price!” – Rev. Susannah Currie Click below for an audio recording of Rev. Susannah’s Sermon: Gospel Readings: Matthew 7:6-8,13:45-46 Rev. Susannah Currie...
When Thoughts and Prayers Don’t Matter (and When They Do) -Rev. Thom Muller As you may suspect, the title of this piece is a reference to a debate, or maybe the better word is lamentation or outcry, that’s been a theme in both social media as well as...
January 29 marked the 330th anniversary of Emanuel Swedenborg’s birth (going by the Julian calendar anyway). In my particular denomination of Swedenborgianism, our celebrations of Swedenborg’s birthday are more muted than they once were – we rarely any longer sing, “To Swedenborg, Our Wondrous Seer” (a real song, sung to the...
The Gospel of John has been called the most mystical and esoteric of the books of the New Testament. This series of information and reflections, Rev. David Fekete explores the Gospel of John from the perspective of a seeker, contrasting how different traditions, including Swedenborgianism, have engaged the text. Click...
