“If I were a dictator, religion and state would be separate. I swear by my religion. I will die for it. But it is my personal affair. The state has nothing to do with it. The state would look after your secular welfare, health, communications, foreign relations, currency, and so on, but not your or… Read More »
Spiritual Solidarity
“Not everyone is your brother or sister in the faith, but everyone is your neighbor, and you must love your neighbor.”~ Tim Keller What is the purpose of faith? What is the purpose of the church? What is the goal of a 501C3? If your answer is to help “others,” you would be correct. Faith… Read More »
Learning To Invite The Uninvited
“Love and Death are two uninvited guests when they will come, nobody knows, but both do the same work; one takes heart, and the other takes its beats.” ~ Nishan Panwar Have you ever not been invited to a special event when you wanted to attend? We have all experienced that empty feeling of having… Read More »
Mind Bullies
When it comes to the subject of the mind, there are many theories as to what the mind is or is not. There is a Western approach to the mind and an Eastern approach to the mind. In the Western tradition, faculties’ complex involves perceiving, remembering, considering, evaluating, and deciding. In some sense, the mind… 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 »
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 »
Kingdom Cultural Change VS Political Cultural Change
Hello Saints, It’s election season, and since we are in the Bible Belt, religion and politics often get mixed, and as we grow closer to the election, it gets uglier and more evil by the day. Source: https://www.christianpost.com/news/bible-belt-has-most-sinners-research-suggests-how-sinful-is-your-state.html[1] As you can see by the map, the Bible Belt has a whole has a lot of… Read More »
