Cook said that, growing up, he had met spiritual challenges, but that losing a child was the hardest. For a religious person, it's a leap of faith. The Rev. Grant Schnarr, director of evangelization for the New Church, believes that his brother, Bruce, is an angel. Bruce died at age 2, six years before Schnarr was born. Swedenborg says all religions have value.
Truth is truth.
I explore psychology and religion. Many, such as Thelma Wexler, discussed their stories only away from the microphone. Wexler, who lives near Collegeville, believes that Benjamin communicates with her and other family members by leaving feathers in different places. In the diner where her husband, Mitchell, works, a customer found a feather that had somehow gotten deep-fried. During a recent golf game, Mitchell followed a ball that had gone into the rough and found it sitting on top of a feather.