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PHall | March 13, 2014
Augustine advised, “Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.” A Chimney Corner Scripture advises, “God helps those who help themselves.” After good and bad works, after praising God, plundering the temple, paying off Sennacherib, seeking an alliance with Egypt, rebuilding the wall, building a water tunnel, asking Isaiah […]
PHall | March 11, 2014
PHall | March 11, 2014
PHall | March 6, 2014
Throughout Acts 20:18-35 is the concept that grace involves giving. Paul reminds the elders, “In every way I’ve shown you that by laboring like this, it is necessary to help the weak…” (20:35). Paul’s preaching without pay is an analogy of grace. Paul gives freely the message of grace because Jesus gave freely of His […]
PHall | March 6, 2014
If Saul of Tarsus were alive today, he would be committing jihad in the name of Yahweh (Jn.16:2; Act 8:3). And if he were converted today, we would feel the same way about him as the disciples in Jerusalem (Acts 9:26). Grace not only converts, Grace accepts those converted. Acts 8:1 (HCSB) Saul agreed with putting […]
PHall | March 6, 2014
How amazing is God’s love? How many friends would we have lost; how many jobs would we have been fired from; how many people would have slapped or punched us; how many times would our spouse have been angry with us…if anyone and everyone could read our minds and know all our thoughts? And yet […]
PHall | March 6, 2014
Pinocchio is a beloved story, at least Disney’s version. I doubt many are familiar with the original; Pinocchio kills the nagging cricket with a hammer. Why do we love Disney’s version? It’s a tale of redemption. It is a whale of a tale. Wood I lie to you! Like that fictional morality tale, Jerusalem’s Deliverance […]
PHall | March 5, 2014
Both were warned of defeat (1 Kgs. 22:17; 2 Chon.35:21) Both ignored the warning (1 Kgs.22:29; 2 Chron.35:22) Both disguised themselves in battle (1 Kgs.22:30; 2 Chron.35:22) Both shot with a random arrow (1 Kgs.22:34; 2 Chron.35:23) Both asked to be taken away from the battle (1 Kgs.22:34; 2 Chron.35:23) Both died after the battle […]
PHall | March 2, 2014
In Hezekiah’s restoration movement, it is interesting and instructive to note that 2 Chronicles focuses on the outward aspects of Yahweh’s worship (what some call “religion”), while the book of Isaiah focuses on the inward (what some call “spirituality”). God’s word without our hearts is not worship. Our hearts without God’s word is not worship. […]