tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481053445293173582.post4290297567855813540..comments2024-03-28T19:34:12.281-04:00Comments on Not of this World: The AfterlifeEd Bonderenkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724552853113809036noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481053445293173582.post-60737053190759807722012-10-21T19:00:59.918-04:002012-10-21T19:00:59.918-04:00Do you mean what he experienced was true (not a de... Do you mean what he experienced was true (not a deception) or it was true he experienced something, which I don't doubt. <br />I believe we gain heaven by faith that works (Paul and James).<br />If I assume someone I know that fits that description (my mom?) has this experience and that it is valid, meeting someone who doesn't and had one invalidates the true nature of the experience, as I'll trust scripture over experience. <br />So then both experienced something, but what does it mean? <br />I don't know, so I'll rely on scripture which tells me there's something better than this. <br />I understand not all feel the same way, and I don't want that to get in the way of discourse. Ed Bonderenkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724552853113809036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481053445293173582.post-90535455517439942462012-10-21T16:59:40.537-04:002012-10-21T16:59:40.537-04:00My former client told me of his experience after b...My former client told me of his experience after being clinically dead on an operating table. I believe what his experienced was the truth. I keep meaning to write about it but I want to do the story justice. Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121530659338322937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481053445293173582.post-49978385452414479462012-10-21T16:45:30.074-04:002012-10-21T16:45:30.074-04:00We all probably have some place in mind with the s...We all probably have some place in mind with the same resolve, but I think of angels and the moments when people know their life was influenced by something that seems more than just coincidence. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481053445293173582.post-77872543763831014652012-10-21T14:38:05.229-04:002012-10-21T14:38:05.229-04:00I remember that question.
In my mom's case, an...I remember that question.<br />In my mom's case, and actually in the case of the surgeon I was referring to, none of them had "tainted" each other's testimony.<br />But the notion has been popularized since.<br />And so your point stands, and is a good one.Ed Bonderenkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724552853113809036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481053445293173582.post-27289606143667268782012-10-21T14:31:24.107-04:002012-10-21T14:31:24.107-04:00"more of an effort than those that passed are..."more of an effort than those that passed are willing to pursue"<br />There are some places I'd never want to leave to return here.Ed Bonderenkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724552853113809036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481053445293173582.post-39011362811390200812012-10-21T14:18:46.464-04:002012-10-21T14:18:46.464-04:00Maybe you're all too young to have experienced...Maybe you're all too young to have experienced the following question in the environment in which it was asked.<br /><br />"Do you dream in color or black and white?" It was the kind of question that likely did not pre-date the earliest photographs, nor survive much past the age of black and white only televisions. But the percentage of people who swore that they dreamed only in black and white was quite large. And I think it quite markedly if not delightfully demonstrates the power of suggestion. <br /><br />Just as you doubt that all repeaters of this experience are likely to be going immediately to heaven given how reportedly stringent are the requirements, you have to wonder how powerful an effect all prior reports have on -- what to call it? -- the wishful thinking center of our brains.Pascalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00303025432356543062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481053445293173582.post-7103905326374222802012-10-21T12:08:30.090-04:002012-10-21T12:08:30.090-04:00Physics prove that energy of the electromagnetic s...Physics prove that energy of the electromagnetic spectrum travels at the speed of light, which is a time reference from which substantial amounts of time in our time reference are only moments. Maybe communication is possible from this reference, but then again, maybe it's an effort in futility, or requires more of an effort than those that passed are willing to pursue. <br /><br />I have friend that drowned. They were under long enough that it required heroic efforts by rescuers to bring them back. Their description of what they experienced was similar to many I've read about, but what was most notable was their peace and acceptance of much more after their time on this earth. Their faith was renewed and deepened by their experience. <br />Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481053445293173582.post-45481067888284262982012-10-21T11:59:37.238-04:002012-10-21T11:59:37.238-04:00I;m convinced there are things we will NEVER know ...I;m convinced there are things we will NEVER know the answer to until we cross over... I'll leave it at that! :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com