Holy Order - Holy Marriage

If we must lead with the heart to become Zion, what does that look like in real life? How do we get our own individual heart right before God? Because it is an individual effort first and foremost, before it can be a group effort. In fact I believe that once individual hearts are right before God, there actually isn’t much difficulty involved in a group of people coming together and having one heart. All of the “effort” and “difficulty” has already been overcome by our individual effort to get our own heart right with God.  Zion is simply the fruit of two or more people who have their hearts right with God. So, how do we get our heart right with God? I believe it has to do with having an eye single to the Glory of God.  If our eye is not single to the Glory of God, we will have errors introduced into our understanding.  In Luke 8:15 (Luke 11:34-35) we are told: “The light of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is single, your whole body also is full of light. Bu...

The word homothumadon is the word which is most often translated as “one accord” in the New Testament. Of the 12 times it is used, 10 of those instances are found in the book of Acts. It means: With one mind, with one accord, with one passion. It is used to describe a group of people acting with a unified purpose or in complete harmony. It conveys the idea of being of one mind or spirit, often in the context of prayer, worship, or decision making. This unity is not merely external agreement, but a deep, internal harmony of purpose and intent. If we break the word homothumadon apart, we find it comes from homo-”same” and thymos-”passion”. It means with the same passion, in one accord or in other words having the same desire . It is used to describe people who share ‘like precious faith”, creating a God-produced unity between them. It is interesting that this unity is produced by God. In the Covenant of Christ we are told of the 12 disciples, who Jesus had just called as ministers to th...

I’m going to share one of my favorite things in the whole world with you today. It comes from a document called The Gospel of the Beloved Companion. It is a gospel attributed to Mary Magdalene. It is similar to the Gospel of Mary Magdalene, but better. “Then Miryam, the Beloved companion, took a jar of oil of pure and expensive spikenard and poured it upon the head of Yeshua and anointed him. And the house was full of the sweet fragrance of the ointment. And seeing what she had done, the disciples therefore grumbled against her amongst themselves. But hearing this, Yeshua said to them, “Leave her be. She has anointed me for what I am come to do, and done what she is appointed to do. Only from the truth I tell you, whenever they speak of me, what she has done will also be told in memory of her. You do not know or understand what she has done. I tell you this: When all have abandoned me, only she shall stand beside me like a tower. A tower built on a high hill and fortified cannot fall, ...

The path of ascension is not for everyone. It is not comfortable, it is not predictable and it is not easy. A Godly woman is called to something greater, something that is beyond what she has been taught to believe about herself and the world she lives in. She feels this call deep in her soul, it is an undeniable knowingness that tells her she was never meant to stay where she is.  But answering this call to something greater means stepping into the unknown. It means letting go of the safety and security of who she once was and embracing who she is becoming.  The world teaches us to seek approval, to conform and stay within the boundaries of what is deemed acceptable behavior and beliefs. But a Godly woman cannot be confined by these limitations, she is not here to follow but to lead.  She is not here to settle for less, she is here to expand and rise up. And the moment she chooses to break free from the “mold” she has been handed, she will find that the world she once kn...

The definition for Adulterate is: “To render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance, typically an inferior one.” We adulterate our marriage by bringing something(or someone) else within the boundaries that are exclusive to that relationship. Scripturally, the image of God is given to us as: a marriage between a man and a woman and the emotional and sexual intimacy within that relationship is an exclusive right reserved only for that couple. To give emotional or sexual energy to someone other than your spouse adulterates your marriage relationship. Hence the term adultery or emotional affairs. But can we adulterate our marriage by something other than technically “committing adultery”? I think so. If we are placing anything(hobbies, jobs, entertainment, etc) or anyone(including your own child, family, friends, etc) above the intimacy reserved for your spouse, then you are adulterating the relationship. Anytime we place anything or anyone as a higher desire/priority...

Let’s talk about sensuality and pleasure. Pleasure is a powerful way to nourish ourselves and connect to our feminine energy. Pleasure is not only about sexual pleasure. We can tap into it throughout the day. And we should understand that our pleasure is not outside of us. Pleasure is sourced from within our own bodies and we have access to it at any time. There is, of course, pleasure shaming. Many of us deny ourselves pleasure, we’re told and believe that it’s selfish or unnecessary, that it’s only a reward for good behavior–only if we deserve it. Women especially, focus so much on taking care of everybody else that we feel guilty, like it’s selfish for us to indulge ourselves or care for ourselves. What if we thought of pleasure as “medicine”? As something necessary to our wellbeing? Purposely tapping into pleasure during our day can balance our nervous system and make us more resilient. - it allows us to show up more fully for the world, you can’t give from an empty cup. - it incre...

Yes, I actually heard that phrase recently!  I find it simultaneously hilarious and ridiculous. It never ceases to amaze me that there seems to be this weird under current that won’t die, that seems hell-bent on keeping women down. I believe that the author of this never ending agenda is the devil himself.  Let's explore this idea that women want to, or need to or should??? put men-on-pause when they hit menopause. Who would even say that? Why would someone promote this idea? I believe there is actually something very sinister behind it.  Why would there be an agenda to somehow shut women down and make them irrelevant when they reach middle age and menopause? Could it be that this is the period of a woman’s life when she truly steps into her power?  I expect that we are all at least a little familiar with the idea of different archetypes. For women there is the traditional Maiden-Mother-Crone archetype, called the Triple Goddess in many ancient cultures. It highlight...