http://www.sheilakeenelund.com Sat, 24 Dec 2011 02:15:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I recently read an article about a series of billboards which question Christian beliefs, posted in Florida, Ohio, and New Jersey by American Atheists. The signs prominently feature pictures of Jesus, Santa Claus, and devil images, and ask, "what myths do you see?"  According to American Atheists, the purpose ... http://www.sheilakeenelund.com/2011/12/20/religion/a-response-to-the-you-know-its-a-myth-campaign/ Not long ago in the news, I heard a discussion about how the United States is drowning in regulation. Regulations by Federal, State, and local regulatory agencies are the standards set to protect individuals, society, our country, even our planet.  Our political landscape is one side calling for deregulation because ... http://www.sheilakeenelund.com/2011/10/22/religion/usa-a-nation-of-regulations-%e2%80%94-a-symptom-of-a-self-serving-society/ The Huffington Post "Obama Education Waiver Plan" of 8/10/2011 speaks of wavering parts of the No Child Left Behind program to modernize education. From my perspective, we can try to patch our education system through rigid standards and waivers, but the full potential of educating our children cannot be reached if ... http://www.sheilakeenelund.com/2011/08/10/religion/restructuring-education/ 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://www.sheilakeenelund.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://www.sheilakeenelund.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://www.sheilakeenelund.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://www.sheilakeenelund.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://www.sheilakeenelund.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://www.sheilakeenelund.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://www.sheilakeenelund.com/2010/06/18/religion/the-kingdom-of-god-discovering-its-true-meaning/