Peanut Brittle Fanatic “A fanatic is a nut who has something to believe in.”~Dean Koontz During the holiday’s peanut brittle is a popular gift given by many. My friend Karen Huskey blessed us this year with her famous homemade peanut brittle; God bless Karen Huskey. We all are fanatics about certain things in our life,… Read More »
Hard Christmas Candy
Hard Christmas Candy 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone. The song “Hard Christmas Candy,” written by Carol Hall, refers to times where families who didn’t have much money could only afford to purchase hard candy, often referred to as “penny candy” for their family for Christmas. Many are experiencing a hard candy Christmas… Read More »
Almost But Not Yet
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 »
Is There Room In Your Heart
HALO’S Daily Soul Food December 15, 2020 During the holidays we make room for a lot of things. We make room for Christmas parties, putting up the tree, buying presents, and sending out Christmas cards, but is there room in our hearts for God to write His story? What we focus on most is where… 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 »
Hope In The Dark
HALO’S Daily Soul Food December 10, 2020 “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” ~ Desmund Tutu 2020 has been a long, tragic, and dark period in world history. Despite how dark it has been, you can find the light if you look hard enough. The light… Read More »
Choose Hope Not Fear
HALO’S Daily Soul Food Choose Hope Not Fear “May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.” ~ Nelson Mandela 2020 has been a test of who we are as individuals and as a society. People of faith were tested on whether they believed in a God of abundance or the fear of scarcity. We… 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 »
Spiritual Dope
HALO’S Daily Soul Food Spiritual Dope Throughout the ages, humankind has turned to worldly sources for relief, including dope, booze, and other mood-altering substances. The hope was that for a brief moment, the pressures of life would be lessened, and the noise in their head would quiet down. The efforts to experience euphoria through worldly… Read More »
