In this sermon, Rev. Robert McCluskey of Wayfarer’s Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, Rev. Robert McCluskey discusses the Swedenborgian perspective of prayer, and the importance of inner transformation. Click below for a printable PDF version of Rev. McCluskey’s sermon: “When You Pray” -Rev. Robert McCluskey Rev....
In this sermon, Rev. Hugh Odhner of the Lord’s New Church in Bryn Athyn, PA, explores the meaning of the rite of baptism from a Swedenborgian perspective. Click Below for a printable PDF version of Rev. Odhner’s sermon: “The Meaning of Baptism” – Rev. Hugh Odhner Rev....
In this message, delivered at Hillside, an Urban Sanctuary (a ministry of the Swedenborgian Church of N.A.), Birrell Walsh, PhD, invites us to consider the practice of “With-ness” and how “being present” relates to the fundamentals of Swedenborgian spirituality. Click below for a printable PDF version of the message:...
“What is Sin?” -Reflections from Rev. Kathy Speas Sin. No matter what our beliefs, that’s a loaded word. Given the common association of sin with pleasure, maybe I should have titled this sermon, “What Isn’t Sin?” I have never heard “sinfully delicious” used in reference to salad greens. “Sin...
In this sermon, deliviered at the LaPorte New Church in LaPorte, Indiana, Rev. Kit Billings reflects on our timely need for being kind to each other, and offers five reflection points on how we may continue to grow heaven within and around ourselves. Click below for a printable...
In this sermon, Rev. George F. Dole, professor at the Center for Swedenborgian Studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA, and long-time scholar of the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg, discusses some of the esoteric dimensions of the mythological story of Adam and Eve, and how they...
Join Rev. Thom in Episode 2 of our “Reading Swedenborg” podcast. In this episode, we discuss Sections 1-10 in Swedenborg’s Divine Love and Wisdom, which dive straight into some profound and fundamental themes in Swedenborg. You can access the text online for free, as well as purchase the latest...
In this sermon, delivered at the Church of the Holy City in Wilmington, DE, Rev. Shada Sullivan explores “New Church Day”, the birth of the Swedenborgian Church, and how this key concept in Swedenborg’s theology and vision of the future relates to the often mysterious Book of Revelation. ...
In this Sermon, Rev. Junchol Lee, pastor at the San Francisco Swedenborgian Church, offers a Swedenborgian interpretation of the biblical creation narrative. What might this ancient myth tell us about our own inner life, and our being and becoming a truly living soul? Click below for an audio recording...
Rev. Thom of Our Daily Bread recently talked with Rev. Sage Cole of Swedenborg Chapel in Cambridge, MA about the exciting things happening at the Chapel, including the establishment of the Helen Keller Spiritual Life Center. Below is an audio recording of the interview: Please follow and like...
