The story of the Wise Men following the star to Bethlehem is a timeless narrative that holds profound spiritual significance, especially...

I know that I am in the middle of several weeks of Minister’s Reflections on the subject of marriage and I promise that I will return to...

As noted in last week’s blog, I will be looking at the subject of Marriage during November (the most common month for marriages in...

This week and over the following three weeks, I want to lead you through an exploration of marriage, a divine institution that has taken...

Is The Bible to Blame for Another War in the Middle East? Yes, But Not in the Way You Think. When sectarian violence flares up in the...

Mindfulness, is the practice of being fully present and engaged with the here and now, aware of both your physical and spiritual states....

Here we go again. The all-too-familiar cycle of headlines has returned, drowning our news channels and social media platforms in a deluge...

Emanuel Swedenborg, in his teachings for the New Church, eloquently emphasised a profound truth: God became manifest in Jesus so that...

In today's world, one doesn't necessarily need to step inside a church or attend a religious school to grasp a concept of Satan or the...

I am assuming that anyone reading this week’s Minister’s Reflection has, at least, several decades of life experience under their belt. I...

Emanuel Swedenborg, an 18th-century scientist, philosopher, and theologian, provided a unique lens through which to view the Bible and...

I have been reflecting on the modern reality that even if a person’s parent(s) were regular church attenders (even that is unlikely today...

"Create in me a new heart, O Lord; and renew within me a right spirit." (Psalm 51:10). The task of transforming our hearts is a...

Fifteen years ago, I came across an interview with Chris Boratenski, an avid ice-climber who miraculously survived a 72-foot fall during...

The belief in life after death, a concept where some form of consciousness survives physical death, is a universally shared notion...

This question probably is the one I am asked most often by people beginning their spiritual journey. Of course, I’m glad that they are...

Psychiatrist, author, and Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl founded logotherapy, a school of psychotherapy that asserts a search for...

There have been some incredible stories and theories written about the Second Coming of the Lord, Jesus Christ. Adherents of Judaism,...

Just returning from a much-needed family vacation in the United States, I found that my YouTube algorithm had cleverly picked up on my...

Benjamin Franklin, the oldest signatory to the Constitution of the United States (September 17, 1787), said upon signing: “Our new...