In this sermon, delivered at the Bridgewater New Church in Bridgewater, MA, Rev. Susannah Currie explores the issues regarding material and spiritual wealth, the reality of poverty, and how they intersect, through a Swedenborgian lens.   Readings: Psalm 49 (https://newchristianbiblestudy.org/bible/king-james-version/psalms/49/) and Luke 18:18-25 (https://newchristianbiblestudy.org/bible/king-james-version/luke/18/)   Click below for an...

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  In this sermon, the Rev. Hugh Odhner discusses some ways in which an exploration of the inner meaning of the Word can be deeply valuable and insightful as we contemplate the changing of seasons and times.   Click below for a printable PDF version of Rev. Odhner’s sermon: A...

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    Advent is usually a time of anticipation of the light represented by the first coming of Christ. In this sermon, Rev. Michael Gladish explores the connection between the “first” Advent, and a Swedenborgian understanding of the second Coming of Christ, as it unfolds within us and the internal...

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  In this sermon, Rev. Shada Sullivan, minister at the Church of the Holy City in Wilmington, Delaware, explores a well-known parable from the Gospels from a Swedenborgian perspective, and relates it to current socio-political, as well as personal issues. Click below for a printable PDF version of Shada’s sermon:...

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  In this Sermon, delivered at the Philadelphia Society of the Lord’s New Church, Rev. Hugh Odhner engages a theme that has occupied Swedenborgian theologians throughout the centuries: The question of the “Eternity of the Hells”. In Swedenborg’s cosmology, are hellish states static and eternal, or does the process of...

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  “Where is the Peace of God in a Violent World?” – This question may arise in many of us as we process the prevalence of suffering, violence, tragedy, and cruelty that exists on the planet. Rev. Wilma Wake of the Swedenborgian Community Online at http://swedenborgiancommunity.org, engages this question from...

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  Scripture Readings:  1 Samuel 28:3-25, Leviticus 19:31 At desperate times, we sometimes go to extreme lengths to avoid unwanted realities. Often, this tendency of seeking an escape can lead us even further away from gaining the comfort and hope that we truly need. Hear the Rev. Junchol Lee reflect upon biblical advice...

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In this talk, delivered at the 2017 Convention of the National American Interfaith Network in San Diego, California, Rev. David Fekete addresses the issue of Ecumenism, Pluralism, and a Swedenborgian view of growth through diversity in an inter-religious context. Click below for a PFD version of Rev. Fekete’s lecture: E...

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  In this sermon, Rev. Jenn Tafel discusses the spiritual implications of resistance, and the place it can have in our lives in challenging times. Click below for a printable PDF version of Jenn’s sermon: Resistance is not Futile   Please follow and like...

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  The Center for Swedenborgian Studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA is offering this unique opportunity to take a course from Dr. George F. Dole on Swedenborg’s work “The Word Explained”. Spaces are limited. Click below for a PDF version of the flyer for more information, and...

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