The Swedenborgian Church of North America has introduced a new video podcase series entitled “Appearances”, hosted by Rev. Kevin Baxter. We were honored to be invited to the first episode of the program, with Rev. Thom Muller, managing editor of Our Daily Bread at spiritualquesters.org, sharing about our work and mission. We invite you to …
-Rev. Thom Muller, Managing Editor, Our Daily Bread Throughout the years, there have been numerous efforts to digitalize the works of Emanuel Swedenborg and to make them available online, free of charge. The Swedenborg Foundation offers free PDF versions of many of their publications, and you may be familiar with “NewSearch” at www.heavenlydoctrines.org. These efforts …
In this reflection, lifelong Swedenborgian and interfaith minister Julie Conaron discusses experiences of the spiritual world from a Swedenborgian angle. Click below for a pritable PDF version of the message: Julie Conaron is an Interfaith and Swedenborgian minister, after more than 20 years as a microbiologist. Now officially “retired,” she served as a Hospice Chaplain …
–Click below for a printable PDF version of this article:- One Sunday, I consulted the Revised Common Lectionary to determine the weekly readings for church, as do Christians around the world. The passage that week was from Exodus, about liberating the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. I thought to interpret the passage in the light …
“Applying the Science of Correspondence” -Rev. David Fekete Read More »
Swedenborgians in North America and beyond are engaging the subject of systemic racism and ways to counter oppression and inequality within our own lives and organizations, as well as our society and culture as a whole. Swedenborgians in Action Against Racism is offering several immersive Zoom seminars aimed at educating, contemplating, and taking action, from …
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“Then Jesus told his disciples, ‘If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it. For what will itprofit them if they gain …
ODBlog: It’s My Life – Or is it? -Rev. Jonathan Mitchell Read More »
In this sermon, Rev. Rich Tafel discusses ways in which the church can constructively and compassionately engage the subject of human sexuality and sexual ethics. Click below for a printable PDF version of Rev. Rich’s message: Rev. Rich Tafel, an ordained minister in the Swedenborgian Church of North America, is pastor at the Church of …
As part of ODB’s new “Our Churches in View Series”, Rev. Rachel Madjerac explores the history and mission of the National Monument to Emanuel Swedenborg, Wayfarer’s Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. Click below for a printable PDF version of Rev. Rachel’s piece: Rev. Rachel Madjerac, a native of Maine and graduate of Pacific School …
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Rev. Thom Muller, managing editor of “Our Daily Bread” talks with Rev. Anna Woofenden, founder of the Garden Church in San Pedro, CA about her work in ministry and her recently published book “This is God’s Table – Finding Church Beyond the Walls”. You can purchase Anna’s book at https://www.amazon.com/This-Gods-Table-Finding-Church/dp/1513804847
In this sermon, delivered at the LaPorte New Church in LaPorte, IN, Rev. Kit Billings discusses what it means to be civil and constructive in political discourse on a spiritual and practical level. Click below for a printable PDF version of Rev. Kit’s sermon: Rev. Kit Billings, his wife Penny, and their daughter Julia moved to LaPorte, …
