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PHall | July 4, 2015
“Be angry and do not sin” (Eph.4:26) teaches us to not lose our temper, but to use our temper. So the question becomes, do we know how to use our anger, or do we just try to not be angry, or even try to stamp down our anger?
PHall | September 4, 2014
Ephesians 2:3 (HCSB) We too all previously lived among them in our fleshly desires, carrying out the inclinations of our flesh and thoughts, and we were by nature children under wrath as the others were also.
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 […]
PHall | June 14, 2014
I’m sitting here thinking about Father’s Day, and reading so many tributes about the best fathers ever, and how they are the best men these grown children have ever known. I am struck by how this is probably a conclusion only from an adult point of view, as children still growing have so many current […]
PHall | May 9, 2014
Saddleback’s Ten Commandments: 1. Thou shalt not go to lunch alone with the opposite sex. 2. Thou shalt not have the opposite sex pick you up or drive you places when it is just the two of you. 3. Thou shalt not kiss any attendee of the opposite sex or show affection that could be […]
PHall | April 26, 2014
An example of necessary implication: One night, my sons were in bed, talking. I told them, “Please go to sleep, thank you.” They continued talking, more quietly. I told them, “That means no more talking.” Did I originally say “no more talking?” No. Did I mean “no more talking?” Yes. They could have interpreted my […]
PHall | April 11, 2014
The 7 Ones of Unity (Ephesians 4:4-6): Can we redefine these as “important” instead of essential? Can we expand the biblical explanations to expand fellowship? The one most are willing to do this to is “one baptism.” As long as it is considered “important,” why, who, how, when, and all the rest are unessential. To […]
PHall | January 4, 2014
What kind of bond describes your marriage? 1) Is it a welder’s meld, stronger than the original material? 2) Is it Super Glue, originally strong but over time it cracks? 3) Is it static electricity, some sparks but the slightest pull breaks the connection? We could ask the same about our bond to Christ (Eph.5).
PHall | October 3, 2013
We emphasize how “unworthy” (Lk.7:6) we are but forget we are worthy, worth something, valued, to be respected, by God and how we act – walk worthy of the gospel (Eph.4:1; Phil.1:27; Col.1:10; 1 Thess.2:12; 2 Thess.1:5,11). God called you to be what you were not and counts you what you cannot be. Because you […]
PHall | September 13, 2013
Paul’s inspired epistles often begin by describing Jesus and the gospel and end with practical applications. Today we usually go about it backwards. We first tell how to have harmony in a church or family, when people are not spiritually equipped. Instead, first tell them Who Jesus is, what He did, so we can become […]