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Spiritual Experiences

Are All Spiritual Experiences of The Same God?

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There is no mistaking it when you encounter God. You simply know the divine has come upon you. Elizabeth Gilbert had such an experience in India and describes it in Eat, Pray, Love. She says people of all religions have that kind of experience. But, does this mean there are different Gods out there, or [...]

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Is It a Spiritual Experience to Witness a Miracle?

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The Gospel of Mark is famous for its miracles. Jesus drives out spirits, heals sickness, calms storms, feeds thousands at a time, makes the blind see, walks on water, makes fig trees wither, and so forth. But, how much spiritual worth is there to a miracle? Would it be a spiritual experience for you to [...]

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Do You Want a Spiritual Experience?

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Mystics have spiritual experiences. Some hear God speak. Others are lifted into the heavens where they meet angels or see celestial light. Interestingly, however, we don’t have many contemporary mystics. Most of them lived in earlier ages. But, if you had the choice, would you want a spiritual experience of this mystical kind?
I was asking [...]

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Why Does the Holy Spirit Not Make Me Feel Spiritual?

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The thing that always gets me is joy. Not joy as in, “This is great and I’m having a good time.” But, joy as in “Life sucks, so what are those bubbles of joy doing in my heart?”
When I have these experiences, I know there has to be someone else living within me who [...]

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What Must We Do to Receive the Holy Spirit?

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Christian thinkers have varying answers to this question. I remember one who said we must be baptized in the Holy Spirit. I know some who say the Holy Spirit lives in all people at all times because all people are divine. Others say God gives the spirit to us directly when we ask.
Emil Brunner thinks [...]

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Can Science Measure the Spirit of God?

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Recently, scientists have started investing quite a bit of energy and money in research on human spirituality. They want to figure out how to explain a spiritual relationship with God in scientific terms.
They want to find possible vehicles for human communication with God. Is it a psychological phenomenon? Is it chemical? Does it come about [...]

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How Do We Know God is in a Spiritual Experience?

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We talk a lot about spirituality. “I’m a spiritual person,” we like to say. Or, “I am not a spiritual person.” Some talk about spirituality by comparing it to music or some other art form. They will argue that listening to good music can be a spiritual experience. Or they will say that a deep [...]

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