Category Archives: Religion

I am an Anglican so I write from an Anglican point of view

Behold, the kingdom of God is within you.


I believe a person who has Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as his Savior goes immediately to heaven to be in the presence of the Lord when he dies. Though their body is in the grave and either ashes … Continue reading

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You don’t have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body.


I have experienced after-death contacts with Pat while awake or dreaming, via the usual senses. I can almost call these up by prayer and meditation. I become quiet and peaceful in both and that seems to bring Pat right there … Continue reading

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The Kingdom of Heaven is here and now…


“A lot of Christians … assume that the Kingdom of Heaven means the place where you go when you die — if you’ve been good. But the problem with this interpretation is that Jesus himself specifically contradicts it when he … Continue reading

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Pat’s June 1, message to me …


Often as I wake in the mornings I see the journal Pat is keeping in Heaven. “Is it real, or is it hallucination?” is not the issue; it makes no difference. For me the journal is real — answering my … Continue reading

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Severe Mercy NOT needed thank you…


Pat got it right from the beginning. She was a very deep thinker and wouldn’t commit to love until she had thought it through. In a letter to me written just before she went home for Christmas 1968 she wrote, … Continue reading

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We are born again!


What if the earth is a womb, the soul an embryo and death a birth into eternity?  Could it be this is what Christ meant in John 3:3 (KJV) “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto … Continue reading

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Grief has taught me


Between Patricia’s death January 7, 2017 and Mothers’ Day, 2017 the most important thing I have learned is God helps those who are seeking him.  Grief is God shouting at us. “God whispers in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, … Continue reading

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God – the way, impalpable, invisible By Eric Bow (1968)


He sees me, has seen me and ever shall see me; His eyes penetrate the very essence of my being Before the wondrous process of my creation began. Where can I escape his watchful eye: Where do I travel to … Continue reading

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Untitled poem by Eric Bow (1968)


Come walk with me; talk with me of loneliness, of dying, the need for crying.   Believe not to argue or explain.   Can you relate, communicate, bring two brings into one?   I talk of things I shall never … Continue reading

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Pancreatic cancer: Hard to diagnose, even harder to treat


Pancreatic Cancer’s physical symptoms are not very specific to the disease. They include fatigue, weight loss and loss of appetite. Pat was often tire in October but was gaining weight despite trying to lose it. Diagnosis depends on imaging procedures, … Continue reading

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