Spiritual Ponderings

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power . 1 Put on the full armor of God 2 so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes . 3 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood , 4 but against the rulers , against the authorities , against the powers of this dark world 5 and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 6 Therefore put on the full armor of God , so that when the day of evil 7 comes, you may be able to stand your ground , and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm 8 then, with the belt of truth 9 buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness 10 in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace . 11 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith , 12 with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 13 Take the helmet of salvation 14 and the sword of the Spirit , 15 which is the word of God. And...

Crisis 1. a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events , especially for better or for worse, is determined ; turning point. 2. a condition of instability or danger, as in social, economic, political, or international affairs, leading to a decisive change . 3. a dramatic emotional or circumstantial upheaval in a person's life. 4. Medicine/Medical. the point in the course of a serious disease at which a decisive change occurs, leading either to recovery or to death. the change itself. 5. the point in a play or story at which hostile elements are most tensely opposed to each other . From dictionary.com Word Origin and History for crisis early 15c., from Latinized form of Greek krisis "turning point in a disease" (used as such by Hippocrates and Galen), literally "judgment, result of a trial, selection," from krinein " to separate, decide, judge ," from PIE root krei- ...