Building Zion
All that Matters
This being that I talk to; commune with every morning…this Christ – it’s so hard sometimes to get past all the things that are rattling around in my mind, things that are happening in my life; challenges, fears, joys. I’ve learned to consider it like an update, a “This is what’s going on with me; […]
Conversations with God #8 – Of Eternal Life
“Lord, I promised I would seek to know you. I’ve tried really hard to keep that promise. I’ve learned that I can’t really know you if that knowledge is filtered through the vision or knowledge of others, so I am seeking to come directly to you. So, Lord, please tell me…who are you…REALLY??!!” The response […]
The Gospel of Jesus Christ
I try often to write of my understanding of the gospel, of truth, in different words than those found in the canon of scripture. This is typically a means of improving my own understanding, like if I can reword what the scriptures say, I somehow “prove” it. It is also a means of integrating truths […]
I Choose Not to Dispute
A call for prayer and fasting on the topic of the Guide and Standard was offered this past week – to fast and pray on Saturday, April 14. Well, I did fast and pray yesterday, but my efforts were directed in a different direction. That’s just the way it turned out. Nevertheless, I do have […]
The Essence of the Divine
January 20, 2018: 1 a.m. I had been asleep for about an hour when I was awakened by a dream that was breathtaking in its carnality. The physical excitement, the adrenaline, the temptation lingered way too long. It was shocking to me, and it frankly filled me with fear and dread. I began to ask […]
A More Nimble Servant
For my yoke is easy and my burden is light – Matthew 11:30 A facebook friend mentioned recently that she asked the Lord, and I paraphrase, “why this has to be so hard”, and He responded, “It doesn’t”. I believe that. When I was a child, I didn’t have a very close relationship with my […]
What if…
The following is the result of years of study and pondering and learning from the scriptures as well as, most recently, the books “A Course in Miracles”, “The Aquarian Gospel”, and Max Skousen’s discussion on Moroni 7, among countless other inputs along the way, including 20 years of prayer and teaching from the Lord. What […]
