Category Archives: Readings

#MindfulMonday Sunday’s Inspiration

Posted on February 26, 2018 by

Yesterday, we gathered virtually (over Skype with one of our members) and bodily at our worship space, the Glendale New Church.  We brought in things that gave us hope during our childhoods and adulthoods and that continue to give us … Continue reading →

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What is it to be spiritual?

Posted on February 8, 2018 by

“No one can be regenerated unless he knows the things that compose the new life, that is, spiritual life; for it is that life to which regeneration leads a person. The things that compose the new or spiritual life are the … Continue reading →

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Loving Our Neighbor

Posted on November 9, 2017 by

Unselfish acts are the real miracles out of which all the reported miracles grow. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson From Heaven and Hell, Emanuel Swedenborg (trans. Dole), n. 15): 15. There are two quite distinguishable loves in heaven—love for the Lord and love for … Continue reading →

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God’s Peace in a Troubled World

Posted on October 26, 2017 by

Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” ~~ Psalm 91, 1-16 … Continue reading →

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#SummerReading “Gardens of Heaven and Earth”

Posted on July 3, 2017 by

Check out this short work, “Gardens of Heaven and Earth” on the role gardens have played for humanity over the ages. Available from the Swedenborg Foundation. Happy #SummerReading!

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