Building Zion – Part 4
Building Zion – Part 4 Mourning with those that Mourn Months later, my mother passed away. It happened pretty much on schedule from what her original doctor had predicted. I’d love to tell you a story about how our friends and neighbors swooped in and took good care of us as we struggled through that time period. I remember that people were there to help, but honestly, I dont remember much from that particular part of my life. I remember family friends taking us kids school shopping that next school year, because dad was in no condition to keep up with all the details of life. I imagine tons of other things happened I’m simply not aware of. So, lets wrap up the story there, and make some important observations about Zion based on my experiences from this period of my life. Observation #1) Everyone has a need. Each of…
Building Zion – Part 3
Building Zion – Part 3 Comforting those who need comfort At this point in the story, my Parents had returned from Mexico, and my mother had a special diet she needed to follow. She also had five kids again. And a house that needed “assistance”. And, she was sick. Like .. stuck on the couch all day sick. My mother’s needs were great. She simply could not bear it alone. “Ann” was new to the area. She and her husband had only been stationed near us for a few months at this point. They were newly-weds, and his position took him away for days or weeks at a time. They had no family in the area, and knew basically no one except people they met at church. Ann was struggling with insurmountable loneliness. Her needs were great. She had casual acquaintances, and budding friendships, but she needed significantly more than…
Building Zion – Part 2
Julie had a crushing burden, but with some help from a friend, she was able to get through this otherwise impossible situation.
Building Zion – Part 1
My family had an unbearable burden, but with some help from friends, we were able to get through this otherwise crushing situation.
An Invitation to Celebrate Together
There was once a wise and kindly woman who sat on the porch of her home talking with her strong and knowledgeable husband. Together, they observed the interactions between their many and diverse children.
Praying the Rosary?
The need for the Rosary I’ve been looking for ways to improve the effectiveness of the time I spend in thoughtful meditation. I have a tendency to zone out after just a few minutes of peaceful contemplation. Various meditation strategies have been used throughout time to overcome this problem. People have used mantras, sudras, mandalas, drums and all kinds of other repetitive technologies to give the “monkey mind” something to focus on so it doesn’t check out entirely. Within the Catholic tradition, the rosary beads can serve this purpose. With just a little “training”, the person praying the rosary can get lost in the prayers and reverence and allow the tactile sensations of the beads in their hands keep them their mind on track. I decided I wanted to benefit from that same strategy. And I decided to come up with a Kabbalistic meditation that uses a standard Catholic rosary…
School of Prophets … a Tender Young Plant
I’ve been pondering recently about where we are in the rollout of the School of the Prophets, and here is the imagery that I have come to as I seek to understand our current situation.
Who of all these parties are right?
I had a rather interesting flash of inspiration over the weekend.
I’ve been pestering the LORD with the same basic question for several months, and lately that pestering has been more and more frequent. The root question I’ve been drilling on is how these different seers can bring forth these different records that are at odds with one another. And, to compound that problem, the prophets themselves tend to not feel particularly inspired about the records brought forth by other prophets.
Testimony of the Plates of Brass
I discovered an electronic copy of the Plates of Brass near the end of 2022, and read it with cautious curiosity. At the time, it contained Sefer Moses 1 through 5, Sefer Melchizedek chapters 1 through 8, and the Visions and Parables of Zenos. I found it to contain a “heretical” combination of very compelling ideas that go against various dogmas that have enslaved humanity for a few thousand years. I also found much of the content to be packed with interesting symbolism that obviously needed to be unpacked at greater depth to truly understand the scope of its teachings. In short, I found the book to be “mysterious”. All my life, I have been taught to avoid getting lost in the mysteries, and instead focus on the simplicity of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. So naturally, I was hesitant to embrace the book.
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