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Your first book fell off a shelf and hit me on the head in a library just over a year ago. Since then i have gone on a rollercoaster of realization. Thakyou for introducing me on this journey. The gratitude that stems from my heart is remembered in every breathe that i now intake. This is coming from the sunny side of australia. If you know of any ministries or a place where i can start over on this side of the world, I would be in a rush to cotact these groups so spreading the new gospel can become an influential part of my experience. I am aware that requesting feedback from you directly would maybe conflict with your dedication in other area's yet i know that this could also help change another part of our world. Please conact www.mariobro1969@hotmail.com

>>By nahree dawn behn (Friday, 30 May 2003 08:36)

I would like to know how you feel about the following quote.
"Two particular books, Conversations with God and Conversations with God for Teens, written by Neale Donald Walsch sound harmless enough by their titles alone. These books have been on the New York Times best seller list for a number of weeks. These publications makes truth of the statement "Don't judge a book by its cover/title". The author purports to answer various questions from kids using the "voice of God." However, the "answers" that he gives are not biblically-based and in fact go against the very infallible Word of God.

For instance (and I paraphrase), when a girl asks the question "why am I a lesbian?" his answer is that she was born that way because of genetics just as you were born right-handed, with blue eyes, etc. Then he tells her to go out and "celebrate" her differences. Another girl poses the question "I am living with my boyfriend. My parents say that I should marry him because I am living in sin. Should I marry him?" His reply is "Who are you sinning against? Not me, because you have done nothing wrong.

Another question asks about God's forgiveness of sin. His reply - "I do not forgive anyone because there is nothing to forgive. There is no such thing as right or wrong and that is what I have been trying to tell everyone. I do not judge people. People have chosen to judge one another and this is wrong because the rule is 'Judge not lest ye be judged'." And the list goes on. Not only are these books the false doctrine of devils but in some instances even quote (in error) the Word of God. These books (and others like it) are being sold to school children (The Scholastic Book Club) and we need to be aware of what is being fed to our children. Our children are under attack, so I pray that you be sober and vigilant about teaching your kids the true Word of God and guarding their exposure to worldly media because our adversary, the devil, "roams about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour"
(1 Peter 5:8). And how many of us know that lions usually hunt for the slowest, weakest and YOUNGEST of its prey." All I want to know is, are you really that far off the mark and don't know it? tedkennedy50@Yahoo.com

>>By Ted Kennedy (Saturday, 5 Jul 2003 21:10)

I have one simple question for those of you who feel as Ted Kennedy.
What is so unbelievable about a God that loves us ALL UNCONDITIONALLY? Can you even comprehend that statement? It means that no matter what we choose to do, or how we choose to live that HE LOVES US. Love, TRUE Love, has no need to punish or discourage us. Only to embrace us.

And by the Christian beliefs, if a "saved" person dies he is sent to Heaven for eternal joy and happiness. In this case, why is death a bad thing? You all seem to see Death as the ultimate end- even though that is not what you are taught. Likewise, most any religion I have any knowledge of speaks of a life after death. I do not mean to say I wish death upon anyone, but nor do I fear it.

As per the CWG books we exist as part of God- that is we are all the same being. It's amazing that you can believe in a book written by hundres of different people a couple thousand years ago, and call it infalliable.

Who's to say that when God spoke to Moses he didn't have a complete understanding of what was being said to him? Who's to say that of the hundreds of people who contributed to the Bible all of them were 100% on the money? And Who's to say that Neale must be wrong simply because he speaks of a different way? Is that not what Jesus was crucifed for?

>>By Grant (Wednesday, 9 Jul 2003 08:15)

Ok well done Grant !!! I'm not religious .....but i have started reading the book as it was asked of me by a friend .....what i got from it so far is that what we need in order to achieve our goals is to be positive, believe in ourselves , look within and we will find! I cant see anything bad in that can you? its called positive energy!

>>By kat2 (Thursday, 23 Sep 2004 16:18)

I am going to buy that book, and I am going to buy that book when he asks me to buy that book...
these are some words from Neale's blog at his website

http://www.nealedonaldwalsch.com/blog.cfm

Tuesday, February 07, 2006
A very special week

We have an opportunity to make a real impact in the world the week of March 27th. There is something simple that we can do that can ultimately bring profound benefit to many others.

I almost hate to mention how we can do this, because in some ways it smacks so much of "self promotion"...yet I know in a larger sense that something like this can really make a difference, so I'm going to ask your permission to roll this out here, and I'm going to trust that you understand that this is not about promoting myself, this is about bringing a wonderful message to the world---a message that has apparently touched your own life in a very positive way, or you wouldn't even be visiting this webpage right now.

We are inviting all of you to join with us in making the week of March 27th Home with God Week in every country of the world. We are doing this to help carry the extraordinary message in HOME WITH GOD to people everywhere.

HOME WITH GOD in a Life That Never Ends is the latest and final text in the Conversations with God series. It looks deeply at the process of death and dying, describing what occurs in the moments following our departure from physicality, the journey of the Soul through its merging with The Essence...and the miracle of re-emergence, when the Unified Soul becomes once again a Singular Expression of Divinity, carrying the same identity it carried at death, but with an Expanded Awareness that produces the experience of what humans call "heaven," "paradise," "nirvana," or "bliss."

This astonishing book carries information that has never appeared in any form in a previous CwG dialogue. It will bring to its readers gentle comfort and a deep awareness of the glory and the wonder of life---life that never ends. It is as much about the here and now as it is about the hereafter, for, as the book itself declares, when you unravel the deepest mysteries about death, you unravel the deepest mysteries about life.

What we are inviting people around the world to do is to obtain a copy of this wonderful book THE WEEK OF MARCH 27TH, 2006.

If everyone who loves the CwG material and the messages it contains will obtain this book at the SAME TIME, during the SAME WEEK, we have a chance to place HOME WITH GOD in a Life That Never Ends on the Best Seller List. And the reason for doing this? If HOME WITH GOD becomes a best seller, it will come to the attention of many, many more people than it might otherwise reach---sending its healing and comforting message far and wide.

YOU CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN. Especially if you think you might buy this book anyway, we are asking you to buy it on March 29th (our "target" day, or anytime during the Week of March 27-31). You can do this easily and conveniently by going to www.Barnes&Noble.com or www.Amazon.com and ordering the book online.

LET'S ALL JOIN TOGETHER AND SPEAK WITH ONE VOICE TO THE WORLD COMMUNITY, offering new ideas about God, about Life, and about the reason and the purpose behind all existence. These ideas could change the world.

Thanks for making this happen!

>>By Helene (Friday, 10 Mar 2006 07:36)

These are some words from his blog today:

YES! Excerpts NOW!

I've had a ton of emails in the past ten days asking me just what HOME WITH GOD is about. As you know, this is the latest (and last) CwG dialogue book, and it releases March 29 (on which day we have asked you to order it from www.amazon.com or www.barnes&noble.com.

In response to the many emails inquiring about its contents, I will be publishing occasional excerpts from the book here. These will hopefully give you a sense of what is between the covers of this inspiring and deeply comforting final CwG dialogue.

EXCERPT #1..The Forward

This is the word-for-word transcription of a holy conversation. It is a conversation with God about being Home with God. It is the last installment of an extraordinary dialogue covering nearly 3,000 pages in nine books written over eleven years and touching on all aspects of human life.

The present exchange explores many areas of human experience and, at a greater depth than ever before, one area in particular: death and dying, and the life hereafter.

The dialogue at one point journeys into territory lying at the farthest frontier of spirituality: the cosmology of all life. It offers a breathtaking glimpse of Ultimate Reality, presented through metaphor. It reveals in simple, accessible language the reason and purpose for living, ways in which humans may achieve the greatest joy, the nature of the journey upon which we are all embarked, and the extraordinary end to that journey--an end that turns out to be not an end at all, but an ecstatic interlude in a glorious and ongoing experience, the full description of which staggers the imagination.

The dialogue here is circular. It springs forward in spirals to astonishing new and never described or imagined places, then springs back to old ground to make sure the next mind-bending exploration begins on solid footing. If you will have patience with this book--and, by the way, with your life--it will reward you grandly.

The message of Home with God may be one of the most hopeful and helpful that humanity has ever received.

It is important for you to understand how you came to this conversation. If you think that you came to it by chance, you will have missed the enormity of what is happening to you right now.

Your soul has brought you to this conversation, as it has brought you to every other conversation with God you have ever had, in whatever form. It has contrived to place these pages before you. A myriad of circumstances were, just this moment, interconnected in a precise way at a precise time in order for you to be gently drawn to the words you find here, and only the intervention of your most holy soul could have produced such events so effortlessly. If you are clear about that, you will hear those words in a different way.

You have been brought here because the Universe understands that you have been quietly calling for answers to the questions all humans ask. What is really going on here in this life, and what will happen when this life is over? Will we be reunited with loved ones who've gone before? Will God be there to greet us? Will it be Judgment Day? Will we be facing the possibility of everlasting damnation? Will we be allowed to squeak into heaven? Will we even know what's going on after we die? Will anything BE going on?

Wrapped in the replies to these inquiries are enormous implications for every human being. Would we live our lives any differently if we actually had those answers? I think we would. Would we be less afraid to live as we were always intended to live--fearlessly and lovefully--if we were less afraid to die? I believe the answer is yes.

It hurts my heart to know that so many people feel frightened as they approach their time of passing into the next world, to say nothing of when they are in this one. Life was meant to be a constant joy, and death is a time of even greater joy, when it would be wonderful if all people could know only peace, and happy anticipation.

Like my mother. She was utterly at peace at her death. The young priest who went in to administer the Last Rites of the Church came out shaking his head. "She," he whispered, "was comforting me."

Mom had an unshakeable faith that she was stepping into the arms of God. She knew what life was about and she knew what death was not about. Life was about giving all that you had to all that you loved, without hesitation, without question, without limitation. Death was not about anything closing down, but about everything opening up. I remember that she used to say, "When I die, don't be sad. Dance on my grave." Mom felt that God was by her side all during her life--and that this was exactly where God was going to be at her death.

But what of those who imagine that they are living and dying without God? That could be a very lonely life, and a very frightening death. In such a case, it might be better to die without knowing that one is dying at all.

That's how my father died. He got up from his easy chair one evening, took a single step, and slumped to the floor. The medics arrived within minutes, but it was all over, and I'm sure that my father had no thought that those were to be his last moments on earth.

Mom knew she was dying, and I think she allowed herself to know that because she could deal with it peacefully and joyfully. Dad could not, and so he chose to leave abruptly. There was no time to think, "Oh, my gosh, I'm dying. I'm really dying." Similarly, I don't think there were any moments during his 83 years when he said to himself, "Oh, my gosh, I'm really living." Mom knew she was "really living" every minute. She knew about the wonder and the magic of all of this. Dad did not.

My father was an interesting guy, and his thoughts about God, about life, and about death were a contradiction in terms. More than once he shared with me his total puzzlement about day-to-day occurrences, as well as his utter disbelief in anything at all happening after death.

I recall one striking exchange, two years before he died, in which he was reflecting on his existence. It was not a very long discussion. I had asked him what he thought was the meaning of life. He looked at me almost blankly and said, "I don't understand any of it." And when I asked him what he believed happens after someone dies he replied, "Nothing." I pressed for more than a one-word answer.

"Darkness. An end. That's all. You go to sleep and you don't wake up."

I was dismayed. An awkward silence followed, and then I rushed to fill the void with all sorts of assurances that surely he was mistaken, that there had to be an extraordinary experience awaiting all of us on "the other side." I began describing to him what I imagined that was all about when he cut me off with an impatient wave of his hand.

"Horseshit," he muttered. And that was that.

I was astonished, because I knew Dad to be a man who, even into his eighties, got down on his knees and said his prayers every night. Who was he praying to, I wondered, if he did not believe in a life that was holy and a death that was only the beginning? And what was he praying about? Maybe he was praying that he, himself, was wrong. Maybe he was hoping against hope.

This book is for all the people who think like my Dad, for all those who may be hoping against hope. It is also for those who just don't know what happens after death, and who therefore have very little foundation for understanding more deeply what happens in life, and why. It is for those who are not aware of any formula by which life itself works. It is for those who are puzzled, it is for those who are not puzzled and think that they do know some things about all of this, but who wonder once in a while if they really are right--and it is for those who may simply be scared.

This book is also for those who are not in any of the above groups but who wish to help another who is, and may not know how. What do you say to someone who is dying? How do you comfort those who go on living? What can you tell yourself at these moments? These are not easy questions. So you see, now, why you brought yourself here.

It really IS a miracle that you found this text, you know. A small miracle, perhaps, as miracles go, but a miracle nonetheless. I believe that it is as I have said. I believe your soul drew you to this book out of the same impulse that draws each of us onward, to our next step, to our next understanding, and, ultimately, to the Divine.

None of us has to follow that impulse. We may change course at any moment. We may go in another direction. Or we may stand still and not go anywhere at all for a long time, stalled in our confusion. Eventually, however, we will all move forward again, and we cannot fail to ultimately reach our destination. The destination is the same for all of us. We are all on a journey Home, and we shall not fail to arrive there. God will not allow it.

That is, in three sentences, the message of this entire text.

>>By Helene (Saturday, 11 Mar 2006 22:58)

If you haven't read any of his books before - a good book to start with is "What God Wants" - he recommends that book himself as a "starter" - a really interesting book!
I've also been to two of his retreats - I can really recommend it! It was an amazing experience! Lifechanging!

>>By Helene (Tuesday, 6 Jun 2006 23:58)

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