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Over & Over Over & Over: Unity “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” -Abraham Lincoln The quote above, which is almost identical to Matthew 12:25, is probably one of Lincoln’s most famous quotes. Lincoln’s House Divided speech is often hailed as a warning for what was to come. At the time, in 1858, there …
Over & Over Over & Over: History History repeats itself. Cliché but true! It’s like the teenager that tells their parents, “You just don’t understand, things are different now!” Yes, I think every generation has a unique spin on things but in essence, the experiences are all essentially the same. Continuing with the teenager analogy, …
Over & Over Over & Over: Introduction With six weeks left in 2020 and one week left in this semester, I can’t help but reflect on everything that has happened. And keep coming back to the same epiphany that Solomon had in Ecclesiastes 1:9, that nothing is new under sun. Everything that we’ve experienced this …
cleansing Spirit of Being Unbothered Can you believe that we’ve been through all seven spirits? We officially finished the cleansing series last week but unprecedented times calls for unprecedented measures… So I’m adding a spirit…the spirit of being unbothered. I’d be lying if I said that I haven’t experienced any negative feelings this week. We’re …
cleansing Spirit of the Fear of the Lord Not all fear is crippling. It all depends on what and/or you are fearful of. Job 3:25 talks about how what Job feared the most came upon him. If someone has a fear of failure and then fails, the outcome of that situation will be dire. The …
cleansing Spirit of Knowledge Happy Thursday! If you’ve been following AD for a while, you may have remember a post, Gone, that I wrote two years ago around this time, when I lost my flash drive. Well, this post is the unplanned sequel! So, I have a 6-page paper due for one of my classes …
cleansing Spirit of Power Power is well, powerful! Just in this year, 2020, we’ve witnessed the best and worst uses of power. Presidential Elections, Senate Races, District Attorneys Races etc. are all about answering one power-related question: Who will be in charge and making decisions for the upcoming term? Just as power exists on large …
cleansing Spirit of Counsel Counsel. We use that word a lot. Guidance counselors in school systems. Life counselors in private officers. Legal counsel in legal affairs. In every situation, there is a consultation of some sort and then advice is given. We use correction too. Correctional facilities. Correction pens. Corrective lenses. In every scenario, something …
cleansing Spirit of Understanding Grant me the serenity to internally, be still like the waters and externally, flow with them. The above words is the prayer that I wrote at the end of journal entry for today. The chaos, upheaval, uncertainty and challenges are all too much for me to fathom. Yet that is because …
cleansing Spirit of Wisdom Bezalel and Oholiab. Do those two names sound familiar? After the Moses guided the Israelites from Egypt, God commanded Moses to build a tabernacle to receive His Presence and gives Moses explicit instructions (Exodus 25). Depending on the translation, this tabernacle could be referred to as a “sanctuary” or “tent of …