This is the final script in a series of 6 podcasts on what is in store for us if we survive death. So far I have explored accounts of death survival, inner character, the concept of selfishness, and reasons for permanence of unhappiness in those who are basically selfish. I now provide a summary … Continue reading Christian mistakes about life after death
This is the fifth script in a series of 6 podcasts on what is in store for us if we survive death. So far I have explored accounts of life after death, our individual character in the next life, and the concept of selfishness. Now, if this concept is valid, I look at its consequences. … Continue reading Selfishness and unhappiness – Why?
This is the fourth script in a series of 6 podcasts on what is in store for us if we survive death. So far I have introduced the topic of death survival, focused on Swedenborg’s account of life after death, and considered the implications of our inner character being revealed to others. You may be … Continue reading Selfish character – A valid idea?
This is the 2nd script in a series of 6 podcasts on what is in store for us if we survive death. So far I have introduced reasons for supposing that we will not perish at death. Now, I look at what an afterlife may look like if we continue to exist after we die. … Continue reading An afterlife – What is it like?
This is the third script in a series of 6 podcasts on what is in store for us if we survive death. So far I have looked at the question of death survival and in particular Emanuel Swedenborg’s account of life after death. If the descriptions of an afterlife are true, I now ask about … Continue reading Individual character – After death?
This is the first script in a series of 6 podcasts on whether we survive death and if so what is in store for us. Listen to the sound track of this episode When someone dies, we speak of them ‘passing’, as if death were a move – a passing over – to somewhere else. … Continue reading Do we survive death?
By Stephen Russell-Lacy. Listen to the sound recording track of this episode Or read the script below Read the shorter version In 2007, in the UK, the Tearfund surveyed 1,000 randomly-selected adults. Prayer seemed an important thing, with one in six of all those surveyed, praying daily and one in four, at least once a week. … Continue reading Private prayer – Can it really reduce fear?
By Stephen Russell-Lacy. Listen to this episode Or read the script below. A shorter version is here. Being stuck at home during the pandemic, and not meeting folk, we can get to feel a bit isolated – maybe feeling a little lonely. Are you missing those people you normally see at the places you … Continue reading Difficult people – How to get on podcast
By Stephen Russell-Lacy. Listen to this episode See the post Disease origins for a shorter version. We all know that natural things like viruses cause disease. Coronavirus results in symptoms of covid-19. However, it’s worth exploring whether there are extra reasons for why we suffer illness. So, I’ll be asking whether disease is due to … Continue reading Disease – Why covid-19 podcast
By Stephen Russell-Lacy. Listen to this episode We are all living in uncertain times. I read somewhere that coronavirus could flare up again. Alternatively, it could burn out like a firework. Who knows? For many of us the lockdown means stress from being cooped up at home, worry about income, more frustration: not to mention … Continue reading Reflecting on the pandemic podcast
