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PHall | October 13, 2023
Two Kings of Jerusalem Joshua, in Joshua 6, fights a battle with many kings. This includes the king of Jerusalem. On this day the sun stood still for almost an entire day. The king of Jerusalem escapes and hides in a cave. He is found and a large stone is rolled over the entrance. When […]
PHall | October 13, 2023
Is Jesus Worth More than Our Jobs? The Philistine leaders promised Delilah 1,100 pieces of silver from each of them. How many were there? Don’t know (Judges 16). The Jewish leaders promised Judas 30 pieces of silver. Total. The price of an injured slave. Samson was wrecking their nation, including their economic well-being – Then […]
PHall | October 13, 2023
How Does Divorce Fit into Luke 16? Luke 16 has what many difficult segments: • The parable of the “shrewd” manager is considered one of Jesus’s more difficult stories. • Verse 16, about entering the kingdom, is translated in seemingly opposite ways. • The story at the end concerning Lazarus and the rich man: Is […]
PHall | October 12, 2023
A Conversation Between Me and an Atheist HIM: “Jesus doesn’t exist”. ME: “What year is it?” HIM: “2023. Why?” ME: “2023 is 2 thousand and 23 years (give or take a few years) from what?” HIM: “Common Era” ME: “Common era” is a recent way of marking the year. What was the common method before […]
PHall | October 12, 2023
The “Virgin Birth” One miracle in the Bible is possibly mocked and derided more by skeptics, and even considered too fanciful even within seminaries, than any other. That miracle is the “virgin birth”. Because it is that shocking, it is shockingly deep and complex. Is the “virgin birth” the most paradoxical event in the Bible? […]
PHall | October 12, 2023
Some Preachers Two Christians were talking about a preacher they recently heard. One said, “That’s some preacher, alright”. What kinds of “some preachers” are there? Some preachers only teach what is comfortable. They are earning a paycheck. • 2 Timothy 2:3 (CSB) For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine, but […]
PHall | October 12, 2023
“Keeping house for the Lord” or, “The church is closing its doors”. These are two phrases of which you might have heard. A congregation, once in the 500’s is now, “closing their doors”. Just heard of another, once in the 500’s, stopped meeting after covid. Both in the “Bible-belt”. Besides living in a PC (Post-Christian) […]