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PHall | September 15, 2009
A Not So Innocent Story Which title do you prefer – “A Good Story Gone Bad” or “A Not So Innocent Story?” Either would work; both are sad. The story itself is not sad nor bad, but rather the circumstances and reaction to the story show us there is something not so innocent going on. […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
Cows, Altars, and Baptism (1 Kings 12:32) “Once, when a stubborn disputer seemed unconvinced, Lincoln said, “Well, let’s see how many legs has a cow?” “Four, of course,” came the reply disgustedly. “That’s right,” agreed Lincoln. “Now suppose you call the cow’s tail a leg; how many legs would the cow have?” “Why, five, of […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
Guilty Because Of Association Guilty by association is a sinful way to condemn people. And yet, we are not truly guilty by association, only by insinuation and assumption. In fact, the most innocent person to walk this earth was charged guilty by association – Jesus (Matthew 11:19). “Don’t hang around the wrong crowd!” we’ve […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
Growing up, I believed a lot of things I have since discovered were not as factual as I once thought. Growing up I believed: Swallowing gum would stay in your stomach 7 years. Scratching a scab repeatedly would turn it cancerous. Parsley put on plates at restaurants was poisonous. My great grandmother was mute because […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
Complaining Body Parts But now there are many members, but one body (1 Cor.12:20). Have you ever noticed that none of the spiritual “body parts” are “The Complainer!” If that is not listed in the Bible as one of God’s gifts to the body, then how come so many believe it their God-given duty to […]