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PHall | May 21, 2018
Daily there seems to be race in the news. History is filled with nation on nation warfare. The land birthed with “all men are created equal” is rife with race against race. Is there hope? There might not be a better anti-racism treatise than Ephesisans 1-2. In fact it was written exactly for that purpose; […]
PHall | May 21, 2018
There is a vintage Chase and Sanborn coffee advertisement that says, “If your husband ever finds out you’re not “store-testing” for fresher coffee.if he discovers you’re still taking chances…” which is followed by the husband putting his wife over his knee and spanking her! This is not how husbands help their wives submit! “Wives submit […]
PHall | May 21, 2018
If we ever think we have “arrived”, notice what Paul writes to Christians (I will enumerate the points): HCSB Ephesians 1:18-19: “I pray that the perception of your mind may be enlightened so you may know 1) what is the hope of His calling, 2) what are the glorious riches of His inheritance among the […]
PHall | May 7, 2018
How we answer these two questions determines everything as to how to view our status with God: 1) Do you believe God resurrected Jesus from the dead?; 2) Do you believe God uses that same power currently in your life? The first question is easier to believe for some, maybe most, of us who are […]
PHall | May 4, 2018
In Israelite culture, the oldest son and brother got a “double blessing.” That means when the father died, the oldest brother got twice as much as everyone else. As the second born son, that doesn’t sound fair to my modern ears. While reading Ephesians I noticed how repetitious verses 2-3 were in the first chapter. […]
PHall | May 4, 2018
I was listening to Ephesians and it struck me how chapter 4 starts off with seven “ones” (hope, baptism, faith, etc.) and then goes to four “somes” (apostles, evangelists, etc.) We are united but diversified which leads to more unity as the gifts help the body minister to itself from different levels of knowledge into […]
PHall | June 24, 2017
Saturday’s Special – My daily goal is to not let my work get the way of reading my Bible. As a preacher, you might think this is strange. Don’t I read the Bible in preparing to write sermons, classes, and articles, and such? Yes. But. Sigh. I have discovered, rather too late in life, that […]
PHall | October 22, 2016
There is “The World’s Culture” and then there is “Your Family Culture.” Two examples of this are found in our children. When our daughters were young, many of their friend’s parents were divorcing. It was getting so bad Janet and I sat them down and comforted them saying, “We will never divorce.” Our youngest daughter, […]
PHall | November 17, 2015
Parent: “You should have said, “Yes mam,” and did what your mother said. Child: “You mean whatever my mother asks me to do I should say ‘Yes mam,’ and do it?” Parent: “Yes.” Child (sarcastically): “So if she says I should jump off a cliff….” There have been many ways in which adults bemoan that […]
PHall | August 4, 2015
The reason the Winston-Salem church of Christ does not use instrumental music in our worship to God is the same reason why we don’t build arks. Noah was told to build an ark, Christians were not. Physical Israelites were commanded to use instrumental music. Christians were not. Unlike physical Israel, Christians don’t have a physical […]