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PHall | November 19, 2013
Sometimes I don’t know if I am talking to myself or talking to God. But apparently someone is hoping Someone is listening. I am not schizophrenic, nor am I bi-polar; but I am body, soul and spirit. If this doesn’t make sense to you, then I’m just Perry, and Perry is different. Then again, the […]
PHall | November 19, 2013
“Grant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now we stand by each other.” Grant is Ulysses S. Grant. And the speaker is William T. Sherman. This statement is believed to have been said when there was a political push to promote Sherman over Grant […]
PHall | November 15, 2013
In the gospel of John both “prove” and “become” are translated from the same word ginomai. We become what we do, and do what we become. There is no existence without action, and action proves existence.
PHall | November 15, 2013
“Remain in Me, and I in you. Just as a branch is unable to produce fruit by itself unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me” (Jn.15.4). How we interpret this verse says a lot about our relationship with Jesus. Is it a threat? Then we live a […]
PHall | November 14, 2013
David had enemies who should have been friends. One was Saul. Today’s Praying through the Bible is a reflective, prayerful song of thanksgiving for being rescued from Saul. It is too long to include it all. Below are some of the highlights. The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my […]
PHall | November 14, 2013
During the reign of Saul, he hid, afraid of the giant. There were no giant killers in his army. Then young David slew the giant. During the reign of David, Abishai, Bibecai, Elhanan, and Jonhathan all killed giants (2 Sam.21:15-22). One giant killer succeeded creating other giant killers. Are we fearful like Saul, producing followers […]
PHall | November 14, 2013
Hebrews is obviously written to Hebrew believers. Considering how much of the exhortation is about the Tabernacle and sacrifices and the topic of perseverance, we connected Acts 6:7, “and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith” to the topic of what converted Jewish priests had to “sacrifice”: their livelihood, their paycheck, their […]
PHall | November 12, 2013
“I hope he fails.” Rush Limbaugh famously, or infamously, said that about then President-elect Obama’s policies. Excoriated by the political left, and shunned by some on the right, the brash statement became an oft repeated political mantra sparking another debate. How could one patriotically hope an elected official would fail? How could anyone morally hope […]
PHall | November 9, 2013
PHall | November 9, 2013
Jesus is troubled (John 13:21) yet Jesus tells His apostles not to be troubled (14:1). Jesus is not a hypocrite. The truth is, we don’t need to be troubled, because Jesus became troubled for us. We can remain settled, because He became unsettled. We can remain calm because due to his being troubled, He sent […]