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PHall | July 31, 2015
When discussing how to establish authority, some have given up on commands, examples, and necessary inference (or better implication). If you see the acronym CENI, that is what this is. One common way to disparage it is to ask the seemingly unanswerable question, “Necessary to who?” The point then is made, what is necessary to […]
PHall | July 31, 2015
Let’s being with a story about no one most have heard of, Teddy Stallard. It begins as an all too common story about a teacher and student. Although we are going to make a different application, I want us all to do a little self-examination: 1) How we view others out of the church; 2) […]
PHall | July 31, 2015
What God requires of us takes honesty. God requires that we recognize reality. Upon recognizing reality we respond. The reality is He is the Creator and we His creation. Everything stems from that reality (Rom.1:18ff). Just think of how many sins deny the image of God within us, within all.
PHall | July 31, 2015
It’s a good thing I am not a scientist because many of them confuse me. Recently a new planet, Kepler 452b, has been discovered that supposedly can sustain life. In fact scientists have been looking for planets capable of sustaining life assuming all life must be comparable to life on earth. Isn’t that a flawed […]
PHall | July 26, 2015
Marketing makes sense. Beautiful hair when selling hair products; not someone bald or ratty. Healthy people when selling vitamins; not someone decrepit and pale. Strong bodies when selling athletic equipment; not someone who really needs it. All this is simple which is why true Christianity will always fail at marketing. While our lives are to […]
PHall | July 24, 2015
In Camelot, the adulterous relationship between Queen Guinevere and Arthur’s most trusted knight, Sir Lancelot, has divided the Round Table. When the scheming Mordred catches them in a clandestine encounter, Lancelot escapes. Guinevere is not so fortunate. She faces a trial; and the jury finds her guilty, sentencing her to the flame. As the day […]
PHall | July 24, 2015
One of the most hopeful verses in the NT occurs in the account of the woman caught in adultery. It is when the scribes and Pharisees walk out one by one (Jn.8:9). These enemies of Jesus who set out to trap Him responded righteously to His challenge that they search themselves. Walking out was them […]
PHall | July 24, 2015
With Janet’s surgery, we were blessed by our spiritual family bringing us dinners. One night while eating a wonderful dish with turkey and sweet potatoes, I noticed one son had eaten the turkey and left the potatoes. I love sweet potatoes but he doesn’t. I asked if he was thankful for all the love shown […]
PHall | July 18, 2015
You know how frustrating it is when a criminal gets off free because the cops did not proceed “legally” and the judge releases the criminal on a technicality? You think, “But he did the crime, even if the search was without a warrant, he is still guilty.” I know exactly how you feel. It’s just […]
PHall | July 17, 2015
One of the most iconic scenes in all the Bible is when the hostile Scribes and Pharisees confront Jesus with the woman caught in adultery. This scene captures so much of whom and what Jesus was. This scene also divides people into two categories. One group emphasizes “Neither do I judge you.” The other, “Go […]