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Daily Excerpt: An Afternoon's Dictation (Greenebaum) - Dealing with Death and Dying, Chapter Six

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  Today's book excerpt comes from  An Afternoon's Dictation  by  Steven Greenebaum . This book has been in the Amazon top 100 among interfaith and ecumenical books on many occasions. PART TWO: DEALING WITH DEATH AND DYING CHAPTER SIX   For me, while the thought of a soul being with God forever was indeed warmly comforting, the idea of a soul dwelling in, or confined to, a gated heaven was not. I’d grown up and indeed lived most of my life surrounded by people who talked about heaven’s “pearly gates.” Heaven as a gated community? The image was perfect—perfectly horrible. Only the “anointed” need apply. And who was the guardian of the gates, checking off who would be admitted and who would be turned away? Peter, a white male Christian saint. No, thanks. I’ve never liked gated communities on Earth. I certainly wasn’t interested in one for our souls. So, what to do with, “You cannot live forever, but you can be with Me forever.”? If religion is but a language for sp...

Author in the News: Arthur Yavelberg pens column for Arizona Daily Star

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  Recently Arthur Yavelberg, author of the multi-award-winning book,  A Theology for the Rest of Us ,  published a column in the  Arizona Daily Star , called "Finding Heaven within." You can read the article here: A Theology for the Rest of Us  has earned the following awards: Best Indie Book Award International Impact Book Award Literary Titan Silver Aware American BookFest Best Books Award finalist Arthur's book,  A Theology for the Rest of Us ,  has earned the following awards: International Impact Book Award Best Indie Book Award Literary Titan Silver Award American Bookfest Best Books Award finalist For more posts about Arthur and his book, click  HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC monthly newsletter (recent releases, sales/discounts, awards, reviews, Amazon top 100 list, author advice, and more -- stay up to date)   Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Pre...