The Church Mind
Most people seek to follow Christ and learn truths that will please God. Usually, they find a special interpretation, see patterns, or otherwise discover something others …
Elaboration
MSB: I wasn't impressed with Max's ability to communicate, and the way he went about things kind of grated, but for me, Max helped me bring together the ideas of an …
Richard Bucke's Vision
I thought this was interesting. I wonder if this vision that so many people, in various walks of life have, is what Peter talked about when he said “give diligence to …
Sheddeth Itself Abroad
“O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee, in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this wine to the souls of all those who drink of it, that they may do …
The Order of the Father
In my understanding of the Godhead, the Order of the Father is what we're striving to attain to. This is different from the Order of the Son, in that the Son assists us …
The Order of the Father
"As it was once, it will be again. Adam was born again and received the Record of Heaven, or in other words the Holy Ghost. (Moses 6: 66.) Adam was born of the Spirit and …
Christ Honors the Father
The phrase "you need need not respect the messenger but you must respect the message" seems scripturally to apply to Christ as well because it says those who speak a word …
The Name of Christ
Think for a moment of the Name of Christ. His name was "Joshua", or more correctly "Yehoshua". His title was "Messiah", or the Greek "Christós". Yehoshua means "to …
The Creation Story in Us
What if the creation story is primarily meant to be an allegory of the drama that happens within each one of us in microcosm, with us at the center? We eat the fruit, we …
A Host
From article: Concourses of Angles The object of this mortal existence is to develop faith. We need adversity and a sense of isolation from God in order to develop the …
Denying the Holy Ghost
Previous articles in this set: The Plainness of God, Language of Condemnation, Hacking at Branches. Some instances of "Eternal, Endless, Everlasting, Punishment, Torment …
Little Children and The Fall
I believe it is important to understand the fall better than we do, so that we can know how to rise. In temple ceremonies of ancient times, was the Garden of Eden …
Language of Condemnation
"Nevertheless, it is not written that there shall be no end to this torment, but it is written endless torment. Again, it is written eternal damnation; wherefore it is …
Denver's Buddhist Friends
I would encourage anyone to look carefully at this statement. You can see Denver's original blog post here: Friends and Spokesmen I have friends who are Buddhist/Mormon …
Cherubim and a Flaming Sword
"And I, the Lord God, said unto mine Only Begotten: Behold, the man is become as one of us to know good and evil; and now lest he put forth his hand and partake also of …
The Accuser is Cast Down
"Humans claim to have free will, but is that really true? To have free will means that we have the power to make a choice. If we have the power to make a choice, are we …
Spiritual Crippling
The Gods, male and female, come together to create an intelligence, a spirit. Two coming together for the purpose of creating individual entities with freedom to choose; …
See that you are naked. Quick! Hide!
"See that you are naked. Quick! Hide!" This was a message of fear. At its core is the message "You're not good enough." It is this message that enables all the engines of …
In My Father’s House Are Many Mansions
"In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you." (John 14:2) The word mansion means "a staying, …
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