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Peace Man

December 4, 2020 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

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 »

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Wonderful Peace

December 3, 2020 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

HALO’S Daily Soul Food Wonderful Peace ”When I say it’s you I like, I’m talking about that part of you that knows that life is far more than anything you can ever see or hear or touch. That deep part of you allows you to stand for those things without which humankind cannot survive. Love… Read More »

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Peace Be With You

December 1, 2020 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

Peace Be With You The liturgical use of the classic Latin salutation “pax vobis” (“peace to you”) or “pax vobiscum” (“peace be with you”) is more than an early Christian salutation; it has a deep spiritual significance.¹ The peace greeting source is probably from the common Hebrew greeting shalom, and the greeting “Peace be with… Read More »

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Finding Peace In The Present

November 29, 2020 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

HALO’S Daily Soul Food Finding Peace In The Present “If you are depressed, you are living in the past; if you are anxious, you are living in the future, if you are at peace, you are living in the present.”                               … Read More »

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What is The UMC’s view of Halloween?

October 19, 2020 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

(Source UMC.org)      Seawall cross and moon at Belin Memorial United Methodist Church, Murrells Inlet, S.C. Photo by Austin Bond Photography. The word “Halloween” (or “Hallowe’en”) means “the evening of Hallows.” “Hallows” is simply an older English way of saying “saints” — so, the Evening of Saints. But why “the evening?” The ancient Jews… Read More »

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6 Authentic Ways to Be Generous but Not Judgmental

September 14, 2020 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

Source: Compassion.com  “I love your jacket!” says a friend. “Thanks, I got it on clearance!” is my knee-jerk response. “Wow, your home is so beautiful!” says another friend. “Thanks — it was pre-foreclosure and we got a crazy deal on it!” I explain. For nearly a decade, I’ve worked for an organization that strives to… Read More »

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Kingdom Friendship In The Midst Of The Fire

August 10, 2020 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

Hello Saints, I hope you are walking with the Lord on this humid and hot August day of 2020. Between all the rain, storms, and COVID-19, it sure has made coping with the unknown challenging. If there is anything at all then I can do for you, or your kingdom community can do for you,… Read More »

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With A Little Help From My Friends

July 13, 2020 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

Hello Saints, If you haven’t heard the song ” With a Little Help from My Friends,” then we need to talk, because it’s a classic. “With a Little Help from My Friends” is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1967 album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. It was written… Read More »

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