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Do Evil Spirits Give Us Signs to Lure Us Off Track?
Sometimes we are just looking for a reassuring sign.
Continue ReadingFree Will
On the surface, free will might seem like an odd spiritual topic. Except in extraordinary circumstances, we have control over our bodies; we can move around and speak voluntarily, and […]
Continue ReadingOffTheLeftEye Viewership Hits All-Time High in 2020
Viewership on our offTheLeftEye YouTube channel hit an all-time high in the first three months of 2020, reaching more than 1 million unique viewers!
Continue ReadingSwedenborg & Life Live Recap: Jesus Wants Us to Seek the Deeper Meaning of His Words — 4/6/20
Seeking to understand the truth of Jesus’s words can be encouraging and enlightening, but it’s also exactly what he wants us to do. Asking questions is one more way we can do God’s work. In this episode, hosts Curtis Childs and Jonathan Rose work with the writings of eighteenth-century theologian Emanuel Swedenborg to answer the following question: Does anything in the Bible indicate that there are deeper meanings to Jesus’s teachings?
Continue ReadingLet the Coronavirus Adjust Your Spiritual Health
Spiritually winging it is not a good plan for a time like this.
Continue ReadingSwedenborg & Life Recap: God Used a Specific Design to Create Heaven — 3.30.20
In this episode, we tackle one of the biggest questions ever asked: how was the universe formed? Religion and science seem to argue about creation and chaos, but eighteenth-century scientist and spiritual teacher Emanuel Swedenborg learned more.
Continue ReadingSwedenborg & Life Recap: Ideas to Help You Manage Fear and Anxiety during the COVID-19 Pandemic — 3.23.20
The entire world is going through an incredibly strange and difficult time with the COVID-19 pandemic, and fear and anxiety are everywhere. The whole future feels so unclear and often terrifying, but the works of spiritual teacher Emanuel Swedenborg can still bring us some peace.
Continue ReadingPart Two: Free Resources to Inspire Hope and Connection in Times of Crisis
To keep your spirit rooted in faith and connected to others, we’ve compiled a list of free and low-cost content to watch and read from the Swedenborg Foundation, as well as online gatherings being offered by other Swedenborgian communities! Browse through and digest what you need for your spiritual nourishment:
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