Conversations with God

The word “theology” has been defined as “God Logic,” or, more loosely, the knowledge or knowing of the Divine. Today we embark on this more seriously in this space than ever before. Today we shall open a deep discussion of the entire basis of The New Spirituality. That basis can be summarized in the Twelve…

As you look at your life and as you look at the world around you, do you think you are seeing a reflection of What God Wants? If not, what do you think that God does want? I have an idea to propose here. What if–just what if, for the sake of intellectual discussion–we decided…

Evil exists everywhere, and every God-centered person I have ever met wrestles with the question of how to deal with it. Yesterday I received the following heart-rending message from a person posting as “Diana Ekman” in the Comments Section of this blog. I should like to respond to it in “dialogue” form, with Diana’s comments…

Did you know that your body is something you have, it is not something you are? As I’ve said in this space before, it is a tool. A device. A mechanism. It is a physical machine, and a marvelous one, impeccably designed to facilitate the creation of the soul’s desire. And what is the soul’s…

Is suffering necessary in life on Earth? No, says Conversations with God. And all the spiritual masters of the world through all the ages have agreed. Yet how is this possible? Yesterday in the Comments Section of this blog the person posting as “ManFromTheMoon” asked… do we have to suffer, or not??? In one place…

Most of the people on earth agree that there is such a thing called God. But what is that–and how does it work? That’s the question that has captured the attention of philosophers and theologians for thousands of years. Today we continue our own exploration of this endlessly fascinating and incredibly important topic. This is,…

One of America’s most conservative female columnists has just called for Sarah Palin to get out of the race for vice-president, saying, essentially, that she is an embarrassment. Tomorrow we return to the topics of the New Spirituality, as Sunday School All Week continues, but postponed by a day…because today, I have a few stray…

Must a loving person never raise his voice, or say an angry thing, or use sharp words to make a point? My entry here yesterday brought some wonderful and interesting responses…among them, there was an entry from the person posting as “StormyMusic”, which said, in part… Dearest Neale, Please know that I mean this with…

Does “Oneness” mean “Sameness”? Does “Unity” mean “Uniformity”? Does “Singularity” mean “Similarity”? Today I would like to ask you all a question. I really want to know. What do you think? What do you really think about this? The other day I published as essay in this space by Tim Wise having to do with…

There is a problem in the world today, but it has nothing to do with politics, economics, or military excursions. Can you guess what it might be? A fascinating discussion took place at a three-day CwG event I recently facilitated in Scotland. In the presentation hall tucked into the heart of the fabled and famous…

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