“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, honorable, compassionate, and have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson One of the first questions you are asked as a child is, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” What… Read More »
Zero-Sum Meditation
“Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there – buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day” ~ Deepak Chopra When you meditate, what are you trying to achieve? Quiet? Wisdom? Guidance? Revelation? Oneness with your Creator?… Read More »
Why Settle For Less
“There is no passion for being found in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” ~ Nelson Mandela Why settle for less when the best this life has to offer is waiting for an invitation from you. We all come from different walks of life, and fate determines… Read More »
Spiritual Secrecy
“By making himself poor, Jesus did not seek poverty for its own sake but, as Saint Paul says, “that by his poverty you might become rich.” This is no mere play on words or a catchphrase. Rather, it sums up God’s logic, the logic of love, the logic of the incarnation and the cross. ~… Read More »
Out of Gas But Free
“All are coming to Jesus has the feeling of homecoming upon it. All we’re going away from Him has the sense of estrangement upon it. The rich young ruler went away from Jesus “sorrowful.” Everybody does. Not only estrangement from God, but also estrangement from oneself. And the universe! And from life! You are not… Read More »
Winners Come In Last
“Helping one person might not change the world, but it could change the world for one person.” ~ Anonymous It’s natural from birth to be overly concerned with ourselves. Some of the first words we learn to speak are “my, me, and mine.” The same goes for living among others. It’s not uncommon to want… Read More »
Worshipping gods or God?
If you want to follow Jesus because He’ll fix your marriage, if you want to follow Jesus because He’ll give you a better life, that’s idolatry. Follow Christ for the sake of Christ; He is worthy!“~ Paul Washer When we speak of worship, we naturally assume the subject up for discussion is God, but that’s… 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 »