http://sheilakeenelund.deepbluewebtech.com Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:54:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Meet Revie, the spirited butterfly who reminds us that the gulf between opposing philosophies cannot be bridged without the help of epochal revelation. Only with such a unified and comprehensive worldview can humanity transcend the philosophical chaos and spiritual stagnation that now exists in the midst of unprecedented scientific achievement. When ... http://sheilakeenelund.deepbluewebtech.com/2011/07/05/religion/revelational-evolution-harmonizing-spirit-mind-and-energy-for-enriched-spiritual-living/ I am absolutely thrilled to announce that Heaven Is Not the Last Stop got coverage this month in the editor's blog of EnlightenNext, a magazine which focuses on evolutionary spirituality. The article can be read at http://magazine.enlightennext.org/2011/01/10/a-revelation-of-cosmic-evolution/#more-5991. We have been working on getting the article published for at least ten ... http://sheilakeenelund.deepbluewebtech.com/2011/07/05/religion/261/ In less than two weeks I will return home after five months of helping care for my grandchildren Emilio and Laylani. When I first started this journey I had no expectations, but I did know that I had to find new ways to connect with Emilio who has autism; learning ... http://sheilakeenelund.deepbluewebtech.com/2011/01/02/religion/a-profound-experience/ Recently a question was asked at a Facebook group which I thought would be interesting to explore as we start the holiday season and begin to think about the new year:  How do we grow our soul? In this blog I want to share an article by author Dale Fincher addressing this ... http://sheilakeenelund.deepbluewebtech.com/2010/12/22/religion/how-do-we-grow-our-soul/ For the past few months I have been helping care for two of my grandchildren -  Emilio, 6 and  Laylani, 4 - hence my absence from blogging. Both children are very special to me, but Emilio is extra special because he has autism.  While it has been a challenging experience ... http://sheilakeenelund.deepbluewebtech.com/2010/11/16/religion/the-value-of-a-smile/   This week I began training as a volunteer for the Florida Guardian ad Litem program - a partnership of community advocates and professional staff providing a voice on behalf of the state's abused and neglected children.  During the training I learned that prescription drug abuse by parents is now one ... http://sheilakeenelund.deepbluewebtech.com/2010/07/18/religion/our-children-in-crisis/ Jesus' teaching is centered on the gospel of the kingdom of God, but what does this really mean?  The kingdom of God is generally associated with the church, Christianity as a whole, or a physical kingdom on Earth in which the Messiah will administer God's law to bring peace and ... http://sheilakeenelund.deepbluewebtech.com/2010/06/18/religion/the-kingdom-of-god-discovering-its-true-meaning/ A quick answer to the above question is this:  Without a morality predicated on spiritual realities, a lasting society can no more be maintained than could the solar system without gravity. Having made that statement, I still must address the distinction between religion and organized religion. True religion is living faith; it ... http://sheilakeenelund.deepbluewebtech.com/2010/04/27/religion/what-is-the-purpose-of-religion-in-society/ I am currently in Colombia, serving as Spanish translator for the president of Urantia Association International during his visit to Pereira and Medellin. He is travelling throughout South America informing The Urantia Book readers about the Leadership Symposium in Chicago next year, and also about the importance of forming study groups in ... http://sheilakeenelund.deepbluewebtech.com/2010/04/15/religion/hello-from-colombia/  With Easter approaching, I am compelled to share some intriguing insights into Jesus' resurrection which are found in my book, Heaven Is Not the Last Stop.  In Christianity, resurrection has been interpreted to mean the act of rising from the dead in the same body of flesh and blood, as Jesus ... http://sheilakeenelund.deepbluewebtech.com/2010/04/02/religion/the-resurrection-of-jesus-discovering-new-meaning/