About Us: Halas and Phos

The Greek words "Halas" and "Phos" mean "Salt" and "Light".
We got the name for our business and our Web Site from Matthew 5:13-16 which talks about being a witness to the world around us. Desiring to establish a business and ministry which is Christ-centered and which encourages, equips and empowers believers to share their faith with those who cross their paths every day and knowing from personal experience that Christian apparel is a powerful witnessing tool, we founded Halas and Phos in October 2005. We began with one brand of Christian apparel and gifts - "Kerusso® (The Greek word means - "To herald divine truth as a public crier; to preach the gospel.") Like Kerusso, our mission is to be Salt and Light to our community and to proclaim the Good News of the Gospel to the world.

Since our company’s birth we have added several other premier brands of Christian apparel and gifts:

• Amazing Grace Inspirational Gifts,
• Covenant Games,
• Disciple Shades,
• Eternal Light,
• Gardenfire,
• Indelible Creative Group,
• Kalikiano Clothing
• Living Epistles,
• Psalm 23 Jewelry Collection
• Scripts Footwear,
• Thomas Nelson Publishers,
• Broadman-Holman Publishing Group
• Kregel Publshing Group
  

We will soon be adding Revelation Sport, Carpentree, Lighthouse Christian Products, Fattened Calf Greeting Cards and Abingdon Press to our family of fine manufacturers.

We have also added a line of Musicians Accessories from LM Products, a secular company who produces some pretty cool Christian-Themed guitar straps. While it is not our policy – as a general guideline – to sell products produced by secular entities, we have found the owners of LM Products to be high-integrity people who are not antagonistic to our values, beliefs and mission. 

SPREAD THE WORD
The whole reason for wearing Christian Witness T-Shirts and apparel is to spread The Word to everyone you meet. The great thing about wearing a Christian Witness T-shirt is that it is an excellent conversation starter. Did you know that, by some estimates, about 3000 people will read your t-shirt before it is thrown out or turned into a shop rag? If even 1% of those who read your t-shirt make a comment to you about it, that is a total of 30 people who you will have an opportunity to impact for Christ. And the other 99% who read your shirt will have to think about what it says. And think about it, they will. They may not like the message it carries, and they may not be immediately aware of what the meaning of it is to them in eternal terms, but God told us that His Word goes forth and does not return void. [1] So whether you are the first or the last person whose T-Shirt an unsaved person reads, it is no matter because it is God who brings forth the harvest. The Apostle Paul, when chastising the Corinthian church about petty differences that had arisen among them, reminded us all that we are all laborers for Christ. [2] It is not because of us that any result happens, but it is God who is responsible for the increase.
OK, then, if we are wearing a Christian T-Shirt and someone asks about it, what do we say? Do we just clam up and get all shy on them, shrinking away from the chance to make some kind of impact for Christ? Of course not!  "But I'm not that kind of in your face, wittnessing on the streetcorner, kind of guy (or gal)", you say? Well, maybe not, but you're wearing that shirt, aren't you? What are you going to do? All right, let's face it, though, we can't all be a "Billy Graham", "Dwight L. Moody", "John Wesley" or a "Charles H. Spurgeon". But we can do our part. We are to be "Salt and Light" to the community around us. [3] Even if it is just a brief, encouraging word or showing an act of kindness toward the individual, you can do something. Invite him or her to church, to your small home group, to a bible study or just over to your house for a meal. ("OH MY GOSH, TO MY HOUSE FOR A MEAL? YIKES!") OK, If that's "not your style", then ask God what He would have you to do. Through the Holy Spirit He can show you how to handle that inevitable chance meeting (divine appointment) when your path intersects with someone who; is hurting and wanting SOMEONE to notice, someone to care; and then they see your t-shirt. You are - at that moment - that "someone" who can make a difference, however small, in that unbeliever's life.

OK, so let's talk about what our other responsibility is when wearing these shirts: “LIVE IT!”. That's a tough one. Examining our conduct on a daily basis (or even on a minute-by-minute basis) is hard, if we are honest, because while our T-Shirts may "talk the talk", do our lives line up to it? Are we "walking the walk"? There is an EXCELLENT study from "Bible Minute" that we read the day we decided to build this page. It is reprinted here in its entirety for your edification and admonition: