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2021 What’s Next?

January 1, 2023 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

2021 What’s Next? Happy New Year! What a year it was due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, which caused a worldwide pandemic. A lot of fatigue, uncertainty, political divide, social unrest, and discouragement carry over in 2021. How do you plan and set goals amid the carryover of this nasty virus? Lord, please remove the fear… Read More »

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Free To Feel

July 31, 2021 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” ~ Helen Keller In the 1970s, there was a hit song titled “Feelings” put out by Morris Albert.¹ Comedy writers had a field day with this song over the years, and people… Read More »

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Coming Out Of The Closet

June 18, 2021 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

“ The single best thing about coming out of the closet is that nobody can insult you by telling you what you’ve just told them. ” ~ Rachel Maddow  When you first read the title of this devotional, what were your initial thoughts? That this devotional was about people from the LBGTQ+ community coming out… Read More »

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Spiritual Secrecy

April 8, 2021 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

“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 »

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The Secret Life

March 10, 2021 By Harold Long Leave a Comment

“The person who can keep a secret may be wise, but they are not half as wise as the person with no secrets to keep.” ~ E.W. Howe The most challenging way to live is to live without God. Once we are reborn, it becomes pretty easy to live the kingdom life. This promise remains… Read More »

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Afraid Of The Light

December 11, 2020 By Harold Long 3 Comments

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 »

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