James 1:19 – For Modern Readers
PHall | November 6, 2011
Perryism – Be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger, and slow to hit the reply button (1:19).
PHall | November 6, 2011
Perryism – Be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger, and slow to hit the reply button (1:19).
PHall | February 4, 2011
Thomas Paine wrote “These are the times that try men’s souls.” He wrote these remembered and revealing words in the pamphlet ‘American Crisis’ (tract 1) during the winter of Valley Forge. He wrote in a way to encourage soldiers and the public to continue to fight in the Revolution despite the many and severe hardships […]
PHall | November 4, 2010
The proverb, “actions speak louder than words,” is true to an extent. The reality is that such a declarative proverb hopes to have its words become a call for action. Therefore to say that actions speak louder than words, does not include the reality that words can be actions. And then the added truth is […]
PHall | May 6, 2010
Perryism – Mirrors are meant for self-reflection, not just to reflect your self. James 1:22-25 NASB But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. (23) For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in […]
PHall | April 23, 2010
The proverb, “actions speak louder than words,” is true to an extent. The reality is that such a declarative proverb hopes to have its words become a call for action. Therefore to say that actions speak louder than words, does not include the reality that words themselves can be actions. The proverb, “sticks and stones […]
PHall | February 19, 2010
Are we wise? I seem to pray for wisdom more today than in bygone years. Either I am realizing the greater need, or how unwise I truly am, or more likely a combination of both. In contemplating wisdom I have a thought or two: I often do not respond immediately to what is said or written. I calculate […]
PHall | February 15, 2010
Two doctors walk into a room, giving different diagnoses, then walk out of the room. Confused and frustrated, the patient turns to the nurse and says, “Do they always contradict each other?” The nurse replies, “No, they are just a… paradox.” Jesus, the Great Physician, never contradicted Himself, but He was a paradox – the […]
PHall | January 15, 2010
In the beginning God said, Let us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; … God created man in His own image in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and […]
PHall | November 11, 2009
If you have ever been to Disneyland, Disney World, or just about any amusement park, you might find some amusement in these observations. An author once wrote, “Life is tough…it’s no Disneyland.” The author is correct in assessing “life is tough.” And yet from my “back-door perspective,” may I suggest life is very much like […]
PHall | November 3, 2009
Christianity is unique among world religions for some very essential reasons, such as the concept of grace. In pagan religions, the gods had to be pacified and placated as enemies of the people. The true God does not count Himself as our enemy, but we are His when we act out in our rebellious ways. […]