by Ian Denness | Aug 1, 2022 | Bible, Buddhism, Eternal, Life after Death, Secular
It was a surprise to me that in a secular stronghold, most people voted for “No”, “this life is not all there is”… It was easy to explain why that happened. Most people in that area are either Atheists, or Western Buddhists/Pantheists....
by Ian Denness | Mar 7, 2022 | Agnosticism, Bible, Choice, Hell, Karma, Life after Death, Secular
Mention of Hell…? That word can confront! We know that some think they are already living in it. Strangely enough, such people seem to live in the comfortable West, from my observation. What if Hell would be just in this life? What we do has consequences, so...
by Ian Denness | Dec 14, 2021 | Bible, Christianity, God, Hope, Jesus, Life after Death, Secular
“It just feels nice” That’s what someone wrote for this topic in the market. Another person put up, “The joy of giving people something they need.” Consumerism That summarized a comment – “A holiday started by corporations to...
by Ian Denness | Dec 5, 2021 | Bible, Hope in life, Judgement, Life after Death, Secular, Suicide
We have all seen the results of suicide in those left behind When someone loses hope, the consequences for them and their friends and family can be disastrous. How could they have found hope? Who could have reached out to them? Why didn’t I do enough? In...
by Ian Denness | Dec 5, 2021 | Bible, God, Judgement, Life after Death, Secular
It is so common… How many times a day would you hear it? Why do people in the West only use God, Jesus, Christ, Hell, Blood (derivative words) for surprise, emphasis or swearing? We never hear “O Mohammad” or “O Buddha”. As well, in countries...
by Ian Denness | Oct 4, 2021 | Bible, Buddhism, Karma, Life after Death, Morality, Spirituality
Negative consequences follow from our negative actions? They usually do, but not always. For instance, sickness doesn’t necessarily follow, unless we have been adopting an unhealthy lifestyle. It is to do with the law of cause and effect. You could even say...