In this episode of Swedenborg and Life, host Curtis Childs and featured guests take us from the literal story about God destroying all of creation with a flood to a story about God’s still-ongoing efforts to provide us with an ark, thereby saving us from self-destruction.
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Why Read Swedenborg? Isn’t the Bible Enough?
Swedenborg offers a new way to look at the stories and teachings of the Bible. What might he say to people who were taught to rely on the text of the Bible alone and not read other commentaries?
Continue ReadingCurtis Childs Talks Swedenborg to International Audience
On Sunday, February 7th, digital media producer and host of our Swedenborg and Life web series Curtis Childs was a featured guest on THA Talks—a popular UK-based weekly podcast series for “free thought and open minds.”
Continue ReadingSynchronicities Abound in the World of Emanuel Swedenborg
The February 17th entry in A Swedenborg Perpetual Calendar captures the essence of what is explained in our most recent episode of Swedenborg and Life: the sequence of movement from the inner to the outer.
Continue ReadingSwedenborg and Life Recap: Sensing Your Spiritual Body 2/15/16
Many spiritual traditions claim that humans have a spirit or soul and getting in touch with it can enhance our physical lives. In this episode of Swedenborg and Life, host Curtis Childs and featured guests review Swedenborg’s written philosophies on our inner and outer senses.
Continue ReadingAre Married Couples Still Married in the Afterlife?
If two people are married on earth, are they still married in the afterlife? What about people who remarry? Or never marry at all? Emanuel Swedenborg offers hope for lovers and lonely hearts alike.
Continue ReadingSwedenborg and Life Recap: Spiritual Marriage 2/8/16
In this episode of Swedenborg and Life, host Curtis Childs and featured guests review Swedenborg’s writings about the union of marriage and how it’s paired with all that is good and true in our world and in the afterlife.
Continue ReadingScholars on Swedenborg: Homeopathy’s Journey into Swedenborgianism
Homeopathy as a vital alternative to traditional medicine since the late eighteenth-century has both parallels to Swedenborg’s philosophy and a vigorous history of Swedenborgian participation.
Continue ReadingSwedenborg and Life Recap: What the Bible Is 2/1/16
In this thought-provoking episode of Swedenborg and Life, host Curtis Childs and featured guests review Swedenborg’s spiritual experiences and resulting philosophies about the deeper, spiritual messages contained within the Bible.
Continue ReadingoffTheLeftEye Hits 25,000 Subscribers
The Swedenborg Foundation’s offTheLeftEye YouTube channel, which features the weekly webcast Swedenborg and Life, reached 25,000 subscribers in January.
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