PHall | June 30, 2014
Why don’t more churches change by spiritually growing? Why don’t more Christians alter their pathways of behavior? I am convinced we have conveniently forgotten most of the NT was written to people exactly like us, needing to change. So superficial are we. Content in Christ does not mean content in myself, that I am fine […]
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PHall | June 26, 2014
What do you think of when I say, “three in one?” What would you think if I said that while each is individual, all three are part of the whole? That while you can separate one from the other, they cannot be totally separate? What would you think if I described the first of the […]
Category: I John |
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PHall | June 26, 2014
Have you considered the possibility the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life are not three different types of temptations? Maybe each is present in every temptstion and culminates in what CS Lewis calls the Great Sin, pride, which John mentions last. Contextually, they are all called in […]
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PHall | June 25, 2014
Category: Humor |
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PHall | June 25, 2014
Category: Bible |
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PHall | June 25, 2014
C.S. Lewis wore round glasses. I wear round glasses. Just sayin’. C.S. Lewis was a Christian apologist. I am a Christian who apologizes…a lot to my wife. Our similarities are so similar! C.S. Lewis was from a country that borders the Atlantic. I am from a country that borders the Atlantic. These similarities are eerie. […]
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PHall | June 23, 2014
If a God were to become a man, what kind of a man would he become? The answer is so obvious. He would become the same type of man that he is as a God. This is seen in all the mythologies and the incarnation. So when we men strive to imitate our God, we […]
Category: John |
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PHall | June 21, 2014
Gluten Free Communion Bread 1 cup gluten free all purpose flour mix (I use Namaste Gluten Free Flour) ½ tsp. salt 2 tablespoons olive oil 3 -5 tablespoons ice cold water Combine the flour and salt. Add the olive oil and toss with fork. Sprinkle the ice cold water over it continuing to toss with […]
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PHall | June 21, 2014
Parenting Method – Been trying something with our teenagers which I think is helpful to them and therefore us. When in trouble, we take them through the process as if they were the parent, examining the evidence, so they can see the situation not from their defensive point of view but from a parent’s, from […]
Category: Ephesians, Colossians |
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PHall | June 20, 2014
Everyone is aware of John 3:16. By coincidence, there are many powerful 3:16’s. John 3:16 (HCSB) “For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. Matthew 3:16 (HCSB) After Jesus was baptized, He went up […]
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