Where is that special place you go to get quiet? That place where you decompress and spend time alone with God; your quiet place? If you’re like most people in America, you live a busy life. It may seem like you don’t always achieve a lot on a given day, but your calendar is always… Read More »
Praying With Fervor
Learning to pray in public and private can be challenging, and why do you think that is? If you learned to pray as a child, your prayers were intentional and full of faith. That is why Jesus told His audience, “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never… Read More »
No Warranty No Limits
“This gracious gift of God’s power and love, the hope and expectation of the faithful, is neither warranted by our efforts nor limited by our frailties.” ~ John Wesley What a powerful and beautiful expression of God’s grace. God yearns for you to put your will in line with God’s. The Creator of the universe… Read More »
We Never Die Alone
In September 2015, our mother passed away due to lung cancer. She was diagnosed with stage 4 small cell cancer in the hospital, and she would never leave the hospital; she passed within eight days of her diagnosis. When I reflect on those eight days, my mother was rarely alone; there were people by her… Read More »
Kingdom Redemption
What does it mean to be redeemed? Is God still redeeming humankind? Or has all of humanity and creation already been redeemed by way of Jesus, the cross, and resurrection? What does it take for a person to be redeemed? Are there any in the world that God will never redeem? These are all fair… Read More »
Peanut Brittle Fanatic
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 »
Barriers To God’s Grace
HALO’S Daily Soul Food Barriers To God’s Grace There are many trials and low spots we experience throughout our lives that become barriers to receiving God’s grace. The biggest barrier of all is our free will. God allows us to have a say-so in the choices we make for ourselves. The freedom to choose has… 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 »
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 »
