Archive for July, 2015
By jasonmaddox On July 31st, 2015
Written by Lydia D’Ross, Ordained Minister and Outreach Chaplain for Renewal at Brookhaven Hospital Everybody has potential, but sadly few of us actually fulfill it! No one else is able to do what God has called you to do in the special way He has called you to do it. No matter how much talent…
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By jasonmaddox On July 25th, 2015
Written by Lydia D’Ross, Ordained Minister and Outreach Chaplain for Renewal at Brookhaven Hospital According to the Unted States Department of Jutices [USDOJ], Office on Violence Against Women, Domestic violence is defined as a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over…
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By jasonmaddox On July 24th, 2015
Written by Lydia D’Ross, Ordained Minister and Outreach Chaplain for Renewal at Brookhaven Hospital In every marriage, there will always be some sort of conflict, and this is pretty normal. The conflict can be interpreted as a negative or it can play a positive role in the marriage. When addressing conflict in any relationship,…
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By jasonmaddox On July 17th, 2015
Written by Lydia D’Ross, Ordained Minister and Outreach Chaplain for Renewal at Brookhaven Hospital “I am your Creator. You were in my care even before you were born.” (Isaiah 44:2) Have you ever gone through difficult times in your life and asked God, “Did you make a mistake?” The answer is no. God does not…
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By jasonmaddox On July 16th, 2015
Written by Lydia D’Ross, Ordained Minister and Outreach Chaplain for Renewal at Brookhaven Hospital According to the National Center on Addiciton and Substance Abuse at Columbia University’s research study on Sprituality and Addiction, “80 percent of Americans believe in God or some other greater power.” (Feb 26th, 2014) The study further showed that “87 percent…
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By jasonmaddox On July 10th, 2015
Written by Lydia D’Ross, Ordained Minister and Outreach Chaplain for Renewal at Brookhaven Hospital The Apostle Paul wrote in Romans, “I want to do what is right, but I can’t. I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway.”(Romans 7:18) As…
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By jasonmaddox On July 8th, 2015
The semicolon is a punctuation mark that indicates there is more that is yet to unfold. Why are photos of people with semicolon tattoos popping up on social media? It is part of a movement to inspire individuals struggling with depression, suicidal thoughts or loss, addiction and self-injury to let the rest of their story…
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By jasonmaddox On July 6th, 2015
Written by Lydia D’Ross, Ordained Minister and Outreach Chaplain for Renewal at Brookhaven Hospital There are nine(9) defined fruits of the spirit that the bible teaches us about and for the past several weeks we have been writing about how each one of these fruits, and how they apply to our daily life and our…
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