Vol. CXXXIV
May-June 2014
New Church Life
A bimonthly magazine devoted to the teachings revealed through
Emanuel Swedenborg, as they relate to life.
213 In this Issue
215 Editorials: The Birth, and Perpetual Rebirth, of the New Church • Unique
in the World • New Church Virtues: Hope • Our New Church Vocabulary
223 Letters to the Editors
228 The Date of June 19th – The Rt. Rev. Brian W. Keith
231 Celebrating New Church Marriages – The Rt. Rev. Brian W. Keith
232 Woman, Behold Thy Son: A Mother’s Day Sermon –
The Rev. Dr. Andrew M. T. Dibb
236 Noah’s Ark: The Real Story – The Rev. Dr. Erik E. Sandstrom
245 Remembering the Lord’s Life – The Rev. Coleman S. Glenn
248 Introducing Our Ministers: A Purveyor of Hope –
The Rev. Mark D. Pendleton
251 Little By Little: Spiritual Rebirth is a Gradual Process –
Sermon by the Rev. Mark D. Pendleton
257 Small Groups in the New Church – The Rev. John L. Odhner
265 Some Thoughts for the New Church – Karl Birjukov
271 Church News
283 Life Lines
294 Announcements
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