Elder Otis E. Tidwell Sr.

10/04/2024

10/04/2024

During trying times, We kept doing what God's Word says do. We can't stop now that the Storms of Life have calmed some-what!!

10/04/2024

09/19/2024

Twelve Gates Temple will be Celebrating 17yrs In His Service this Sunday-Morning Worship at 11: am Afternoon Worship at 3: pm with Pastor Andrew Riley of God's Plan of Rehabilitation Holiness Church as our Guest Church. We look forward to you Helping Us Praise God for Keeping Us in His Will and Might for 17 Years.......We Pray to See You In the House 1557 David St. in the Heart of Orange Mound

05/17/2024

The “God Bless the USA Bible” includes the text of the King James Bible along with the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Pledge of Allegiance. It does not, however, include the 11th through 27th amendments of the Constitution, thus omitting the provisions that abolished slavery, granted the right to vote to women and Black people, and limited presidents to serving only two terms.
Trump announced his partnership with Lee Greenwood, singer of God Bless the USA, about a month ago to sell the Bible. Greenwood has already been selling the Bible for years, and it has already attracted its share of controversy.

In 2021, a Christian-led petition called for HarperCollins Christian subsidiary Zondervan to refrain from plans to publish Greenwood’s Bible, calling it “a toxic mix that will exacerbate the challenges to American evangelicalism, adding fuel to the Christian nationalism and anti-Muslim sentiments found in many segments of the evangelical church.”

05/17/2024

The “God Bless the USA Bible "which is being sold by Donald Trump, includes the text of the King James Bible along with the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Pledge of Allegiance. It does not, however, include the 11th through 27th amendments of the Constitution, thus omitting the provisions that abolished slavery, granted the right to vote to women and Black people, and limited presidents to serving only two terms.
Trump announced his partnership with Lee Greenwood, singer of God Bless the USA, about a month ago to sell the Bible. Greenwood has already been selling the Bible for years, and it has already attracted its share of controversy.

In 2021, a Christian-led petition called for HarperCollins Christian subsidiary Zondervan to refrain from plans to publish Greenwood’s Bible, calling it “a toxic mix that will exacerbate the challenges to American evangelicalism, adding fuel to the Christian nationalism and anti-Muslim sentiments found in many segments of the evangelical church.”---STAY WOKE

04/09/2024

Alyssa Guzik
March 22, 2024
Tupac was on the rise in the early 1990s. He was ‘Pac the respected rapper, self-proclaimed thug, and actor – and he spoke his mind in every setting. However, there was one particular moment where speaking his mind landed Pac in a heated argument with another man on the film set of “Poetic Justice” – and it led to a truly unforgettable moment.

As he cursed and yelled, a warm voice broke through the haze. “Let me speak to you.” Maya Angelou’s arm rested gently on his shoulder. Angelou, who made a cameo in the film, was on set that day and witnessed Pac’s rage – and helped guide him back to peace through her words.

“Do you know how much you are needed? Do you know what you mean to us? Do you know that hundreds of years of struggle have been for you? Please, baby, take a minute,” she said before finally sharing: “When was the last time anyone told you how important you are? Did you know our people stood on auction blocks, were sold, bought and sold, did you know so that you could stay alive today?'"

Those words of understanding and empathy from Angelou made Tupac weep. The rest of the time on set gave him a therapeutic outlet. He took that single moment of empathy and channeled it into his films and his music going forward

What Angelou did in that moment is something we all take for granted. She shared a moment of understanding, empathy, and love with someone who clearly needed it. Sharing moments like that with those around us builds a strong community that passes those lessons on for generations to come. " Shared by Rev. Elder Otis E. Tidwell Sr.

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04/09/2024

"Words from Maya to Tupac"
Tupac was on the rise in the early 1990s. He was ‘Pac the respected rapper, self-proclaimed thug, and actor – and he spoke his mind in every setting. However, there was one particular moment where speaking his mind landed Pac in a heated argument with another man on the film set of “Poetic Justice” – and it led to a truly unforgettable moment.

As he cursed and yelled, a warm voice broke through the haze. “Let me speak to you.” Maya Angelou’s arm rested gently on his shoulder. Angelou, who made a cameo in the film, was on set that day and witnessed Pac’s rage – and helped guide him back to peace through her words.
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“Do you know how much you are needed? Do you know what you mean to us? Do you know that hundreds of years of struggle have been for you? Please, baby, take a minute,” she said before finally sharing: “When was the last time anyone told you how important you are? Did you know our people stood on auction blocks, were sold, bought and sold, did you know so that you could stay alive today?'"

Those words of understanding and empathy from Angelou made Tupac weep. The rest of the time on set gave him a therapeutic outlet. He took that single moment of empathy and channeled it into his films and his music going forward

What Angelou did in that moment is something we all take for granted. She shared a moment of understanding, empathy, and love with someone who clearly needed it. Sharing moments like that with those around us builds a strong community that passes those lessons on for generations to come.

07/26/2023

Dinner With My WIfe

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