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PHall | January 12, 2026
Why would a good, all-powerful God allow suffering? Because I engage, online and in person, skeptics I hear this charge. I want a simple answer – there isn’t one. I freely admit to not knowing all the reasons. The following is an uncomfortable explanation; but could it be the reason suffering exists is pain is […]
PHall | January 12, 2026
A Parachute Drop and Faith A Parachute Drop at an amusement park is a ride that lifts you up vertically, and yet angled, hundreds of feet in the air. The mechanism holding you suspended in mid-air is released. Then you drop and swing from side to side until the momentum ceases. When my daughters were […]
PHall | January 4, 2026
Pascal’s Wager If God exists, arguments contrary to that reality do not change the reality. We cannot argue God into non-existence. If God does not exist, arguments contrary to that reality do not change the reality. We cannot argue God into existence. This means that our positions concerning God’s reality or not are truly meaningless […]
PHall | December 2, 2025
Who Mostly Wrote the NT? Who wrote the most words in the New Testament? 1. Luke – 27.5% with 37,932 words 2. Paul – 23.5% with 32,408 words 3. John – 20.4% with 28,092 words. What does this mean? The three men who wrote the most were: 1. Luke, qualified as a historian. 2. Paul, […]
PHall | November 20, 2025
Nine Types of Atheism Emotional Atheism – Many have experienced personal harm in their lives. They are dealing with the “problem of evil”, not from a philosophical perspective, but from daily pain. For example, the loss of a child, parent, spouse. Hypocritical Religious Atheism – This paradox in terminology comes from their experience of judgmentalism […]
PHall | November 18, 2025
“Being all-powerful is an impossibility. For example, can God create a rock so large he cannot lift it?” This question was asked on the college campus. I responded that this is a self-contradictiry question and does not follow the laws of logic. Let me explain (I will explain it better here.) If you say, “Yes, […]
PHall | November 18, 2025
Genocide Student – “How can you worship a God who had entire nations killed?” Answer – “There are things I don’t understand fully. But here is a mantra I often use: 1) “I don’t know. 2) “I’m not God” 3) “Deal with it” Student – “Deal with it? How?” Answer: While there are many things […]
PHall | November 18, 2025
Homosexuality Question – “How can you claim to love gays but condemn them?” Answer – “I would suggest to you that loving those you disagree with and want to help is essential. If you don’t love them, you won’t help them. If you don’t love them first, they won’t accept your help.” Question – “Are […]
PHall | November 18, 2025
Assembling with the Saints Question – “It has been a while since I attended church. Any advice for how to get back?” Response – “Everything goes back to the gospel. So the first thing you need to focus on is the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. Because there are others who are also focused […]
PHall | November 18, 2025
Was Israel Having A King Sinful? A common position is that Israel wanting a King was sinful. Israel even confesses “Pray for your servants to Yahweh your God, so that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil by asking for ourselves a king” (quoted 1 Samuel 12:19). I […]