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By Sue Turley Reverend Carl Yenetchi and I were friends for forty-three years before his passing on March 2, 2023. He was an intelligent, funny, and spiritual man with a huge heart and calming presence. Carl went through a lot in his sixty-nine years of living. But his story is not mine to tell. I …
By Jay Barry At the recent Winter Intensive course at the Center for Swedenborgian Studies (CSS) a group of eleven met over the course of three days. Some joined virtually, and some met in-person at three locations: the CSS campus in Berkeley, the San Francisco Swedenborgian Church, and Hillside Swedenborgian Church. The following is a …
Registration for in-person attendees is open until May 14, and until June 14 for virtual attendees.Registration is online only. The 199th annual convention of the Swedenborgian Church will be hosted by the Massachusetts New Church Union at Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, from Saturday, July 1 through Wednesday, July 5, 2023. This area of …
Registration Opens for Both In-Person and Virtual Attendees on April 15th Read More »
Social Justice Committee By Dru Johnson Whoever wants to follow me must set aside their selfish interests, pick up their cross, and follow me (Mark 8:34). Discipleship, following Jesus,… is about following the way of the cross—commitment to the path of personal transformation… and… of confrontation with domination systems, equally symbolized by the cross (Marcus …
Engaged Swedenborgianism is the Way of the Cross Read More »
A Message from the President Let us gather and come together in-person and virtually for our upcoming 199th Annual Convention of the Swedenborgian Church of North America. Starting with an opening service on Saturday, July 1 we will be on the ground at Bridgewater State University in the lovely south of Boston community of Bridgewater, …
New book by former Messenger Editor, Patte Wheat LeVan Humans need connection, and in a digital world, meaningful connections are harder to come by. Accomplished author Patte Wheat LeVan presents a tool for recalibration. If You Know a Song, Sing It is a moving collection of essays first published in the Messenger, the national publication …
Hope, Healing, and the Power of the Human Connection Read More »
A Message from the President New inquirers into the Swedenborgian movement often ask what the spiritual practices are. How should I meditate or pray? What kinds of ritual should I build into my lifestyle? What are the dietary guidelines? Throughout the long beginning of the Swedenborgian movement across 150 years or so, the primary spiritual …
Year of Regeneration 2022–2023 Adapted from Theology for Theo-Therapy: A Swedenborgian PerspectiveBy Calvin Turley, Edited By Jim Lawrence Our regeneration is the Omega Point of creation. The goal toward which all creation moves is us. That’s a big statement, but Swedenborg famously claimed, “The Lord’s divine providence has as its end a heaven from the …
Social Justice Committee By Dru Johnson A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another (John 13:34–3). As I shared previously (January/February 2023 issue of the Messenger), taking a …
