Externalize the Lies; Legion and the Pigs

Here are links to a sermon I gave at the Bryn Athyn Cathedral.  The subject is how to "Externalize the Lies" in our heads.  It's based on the Gospel story of "Legion and the Pigs," when Jesus cast the Legion out of the possessed man, and into the pigs.

Listen to the audio of the Family Talk here.  

Listen to the audio of the Adult Sermon here.  

Overcoming Negativity

Here's the link to an article I have in the magazine "New Church Connection."  It's about Overcoming Negativity.

Video of my Dissertation Presentation

My theological school dissertation is entitled: "Comparing the Divine, Heavenly and Natural Marriages," and this is my presentation of that dissertation.  It compares the marriage of the Lord and the Church with the marriage of our hearts and minds, the marriage of goodness and truth, and the marriage of a husband and wife. This study is based on the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg, and the doctrines of the Swedenborgian Christian denomination known as the General Church of the New Jerusalem. The dissertation can be read here.  The presentation can be watched here: Part One, Part Two.

Facing Freedom

A Family Talk at the Bryn Athyn Cathedral just before the 4th of July. Audio: "Facing Freedom."  Our bad habits can keep us trapped in slavery.  How do we gain independence from our bad habits? 

Love's Prayer

Our Love, which comes from Heaven,
May Love’s name be hallowed.
May the kingdom of Love come.
May the will of Love be done,
On earth as it is in Heaven.
Love gives us this day our daily bread.
And Love forgives our debts (trespasses), as we also forgive our debtors (trespassers).
And Love doesn’t lead us into temptation,
But Love delivers us from evil.
For to Love belongs the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.
Amen.

Swedenborg and Vatican II. Check out Part 1 and Part II of my essay entitled "Swedenborg and Vatican II" on New Church Perspective.

My Dissertation

Here is my theological school dissertation. It's called "Comparing the Divine, Heavenly, and Natural Marriages." It's a study of the marriage of Divine Love and Divine Wisdom, the marriage of the Lord and the Church, the marriage of the Divine and Human within the Lord, the marriage of goodness and truth in creation, the marriage of the will and intellect in our minds, the marriage of our intellectual faith with our practical good works, the marriage of masculinity and femininity, and the marriages of husbands and wives. The study analyzes the differences and similarities between these different marriage. How far can we take these "analogies" in different situations? The study also analyzes the difference between the "masculine" and "feminine" elements of each of these marriages. The study is based on the Christian theological works of Emanuel Swedenborg. I hope you enjoy it, and find it useful.  You can read it here: Solomon Keal's Dissertation.  Watch the video of the presentation here.