HALO’s Daily Soul Food Almost But Not Yet Many religious people celebrate Advent leading up to Christmas, celebrating and illuminating the advent wreath with the five participatory candles of peace, hope, joy, and love followed by Christ’s candle on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. This holy tradition has taken place since the 5th century. The… Read More »
Christmas Out Of Focus
HALO’S Daily Soul Food Christmas Out Of Focus When we focus on ourselves rather than others, we soon discover we have Christmas out of focus. Lord, open me to your heart, help me to take the focus off myself and put it on others. Christmas is a time where you can experience joy. Joy comes… Read More »
Spiritual Vaccination
HALO’S Daily Soul Food Spiritual Vaccination The FDA approved the first round of COVID-19 vaccines on December 11, 2020. Vaccines immune humans and animals from all kinds of diseases. Putting on the full armor of God and practicing spiritual principles in all of our affairs immunizes us against spiritual disease. Lord, thank you for protecting… Read More »
Afraid Of The Light
HALO’S Daily Soul Food Afraid of the Light Most people are afraid of the dark, but what is much worse is when we’re so scared of the light. Our spirit never grows in the dark. Lord, help me bring my secrets and shortcomings out of the dark and into the light so I can be… Read More »
Powerless Over COVID-19
HALO’S Daily Soul Food Powerless Over COVID-19 You practice the three W’s: Wear Your Mask Wash Your Hands Watch Your Distance Outside of these three disciplines, you are powerless over COVID-19. You can’t change how others respond to this virus; you can only change yourself. It’s time to turn your eyes toward God and see… Read More »
Two Kinds of Hope
HALO’S Daily Soul Food Two Kinds of Hope In an advent devotional study titled “Almost Christmas: A Wesleyan Advent Experience,” there are two kinds of hope discussed by author Ingrid McIntyre, co-founder of Open Table Nashville: Almost Hope: this hope is focused only on yourself, e.g., hoping for a white Christmas; hoping I get what… Read More »
Practicing Peace Amid COVID-19
HALO’S Daily Soul Food Practicing Peace Amid COVID-19 Since late 2019, the world has watched the coronavirus, a.k.a. COVID-19, progress, progress, and progress some more. Politicians blame other politicians; the culture struggles between masks vs. no mask; speculation varies if and when this threat recedes and if a vaccination will really work. In the last… Read More »
Peace Man
HALO’S Daily Soul Food Peace Man If you grew up in the 60s or even the 70s, then you remember this hippie expression “Peace Man.” The peace symbol was often given with two vertical fingers in the shape of a V and a horizontal thumb completing the symbol. The term “peace man” didn’t mean civil… Read More »
Imagine All The People
HALO’S Daily Soul Food Imagine All The People “Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say that I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us and the world will be as one.” —John Lennon. John Lennon is labeled an atheist or, at best, an anti-religious… Read More »
Fear Paralyzes
HALO’S Daily Soul Food Fear Paralyzes Fear can become your master on many fronts. There was a time when what you thought of me paralyzed me. Mental health professionals suggest that as high as 80% of the things we spend countless hours worrying about never materialize. Lord, help me take my eyes off my fears… Read More »
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