Vol. MMXV
September/October 2015
New Church Life
A bimonthly magazine devoted to the teachings revealed through
Emanuel Swedenborg, as they relate to life.
437 In this Issue
439 Editorials: What Are We Looking For? • The Gift of Spiritual Knowledge
• The Use of Knowing
444 Letters to the Editors
447 Seeing the Lord in the Word – A Sermon by the Rev. John L. Odhner
454 Friendship in Marriage – A Sermon by the Rt. Rev. Brian W. Keith
460 The Marriage of Love and Wisdom: A Response to the Same-Sex
Marriage Ruling in the United States – The Rt. Rev. Peter M. Buss Jr.
469 Report on the 2015 Council of the Clergy Meetings –
The Rev. Kenneth J. Alden
485 Episcopal Visit to Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso –
The Rt. Rev. Brian W. Keith
491 The Love Languages of the Lord – Caira Bevan Bongers
500 Introducing Our Ministers: The Rev. Calvin A. Odhner
506 We Are All Born Blind – A Sermon by the Rev. Calvin A. Odhner
510 True Freedom – A Sermon by the Rev. Ryan M. Sandstrom
515 Ready to Grow? Come to the Sunroom – Kendall Hyatt
519 Church News
535 Life Lines
546 Announcements
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