Howard Thompson
The Spiritual Journey of the Wise Men: Embracing Divine Truth and Preparing for Divine Love
The story of the Wise Men following the star to Bethlehem is a timeless narrative that holds profound spiritual significance, especially...
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Howard Thompson
Nov 15, 20232 min read
Trust in the Lord
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...
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Howard Thompson
Nov 8, 20234 min read
The Marriage of Love and Wisdom Manifest
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...
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Howard Thompson
Nov 2, 20232 min read
The Origins of Marriage
This week and over the following three weeks, I want to lead you through an exploration of marriage, a divine institution that has taken...
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Howard Thompson
Oct 24, 20233 min read
To Blame or to Explain?
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...
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Howard Thompson
Oct 17, 20232 min read
The Carjacking Life
Mindfulness, is the practice of being fully present and engaged with the here and now, aware of both your physical and spiritual states....
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Howard Thompson
Oct 9, 20233 min read
The War You Are Ignoring!
Here we go again. The all-too-familiar cycle of headlines has returned, drowning our news channels and social media platforms in a deluge...
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Howard Thompson
Oct 5, 20233 min read
"Jesus Wept": A Testimony of a Personal Connection with the Lord
Emanuel Swedenborg, in his teachings for the New Church, eloquently emphasised a profound truth: God became manifest in Jesus so that...
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Howard Thompson
Sep 27, 20232 min read
The Devil Didn't Make You do ANYTHING!
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...
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Howard Thompson
Sep 18, 20233 min read
Be Coachable!
I am assuming that anyone reading this week’s Minister’s Reflection has, at least, several decades of life experience under their belt. I...
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Howard Thompson
Sep 9, 20233 min read
Don’t Look for Answers in the Bible (Let Me Explain)
Emanuel Swedenborg, an 18th-century scientist, philosopher, and theologian, provided a unique lens through which to view the Bible and...
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Howard Thompson
Aug 30, 20233 min read
God of Our Fathers
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...
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Howard Thompson
Jul 31, 20233 min read
Overcoming Spiritual Pride
"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...
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Howard Thompson
Jul 25, 20232 min read
Beyond the Veil: Realities of the Spiritual Realm After Death
Fifteen years ago, I came across an interview with Chris Boratenski, an avid ice-climber who miraculously survived a 72-foot fall during...
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Howard Thompson
Jul 17, 20232 min read
Death is Not an End, But a Beginning!
The belief in life after death, a concept where some form of consciousness survives physical death, is a universally shared notion...
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Howard Thompson
Jul 10, 20233 min read
If God Exists, Where Is My Freedom?
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...
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Howard Thompson
Jul 5, 20232 min read
Freedom
Psychiatrist, author, and Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl founded logotherapy, a school of psychotherapy that asserts a search for...
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Howard Thompson
Jun 9, 20235 min read
Stop waiting! Discover a New Perspective on the Second Coming of Christ!
There have been some incredible stories and theories written about the Second Coming of the Lord, Jesus Christ. Adherents of Judaism,...
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Howard Thompson
Jun 5, 20234 min read
The Power of Positive Confirmation Bias & Social Connections
Just returning from a much-needed family vacation in the United States, I found that my YouTube algorithm had cleverly picked up on my...
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Howard Thompson
May 24, 20233 min read
Navigating Spiritual Temptations: The Power of the 'As of Self' and Divine Strength
Benjamin Franklin, the oldest signatory to the Constitution of the United States (September 17, 1787), said upon signing: “Our new...
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