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PHall | October 1, 2009
Have you ever been misunderstood? Welcome to the human race! In fact, one of Hollywood’s most famous lines comes from Cool Hand Luke: “What we have here is a failure to communicate.” It seems that we humans have perfected the art of misunderstanding more so than understanding. The failure to communicate has caused wars, strained […]
PHall | October 1, 2009
Horror of horrors, I faced a gut-wrenching decision. Even as a child, when similar situations arose, hesitation to follow the correct path ruled. As an adult, life is no easier. Fresh in my memory are experiences of horror. “Should I, or shouldn’t I?” Often I make the wrong choice. I know why I make the […]
PHall | September 16, 2009
The Lord’s Supper: The Accounts and Proper Order[1] The purpose of this exercise is to determine whether or not the added information concerning the “passover” cup serves a dual purpose spiritually connecting the passover of old and this new supper. If this “passover” cup bridges both suppers, then we can scripturally call the Lord’s […]
PHall | September 16, 2009
This passage is remarkably similar to Luke’s account of Jesus’ birth. One is a birth into the world for the first time; the second is a rebirth into the world a second time. Luke 1:32 NASB “He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
Unlike salvation, we can generate electric light by our own works. If you ever rode a bike with a wheel generated light, you recall how that worked: stand still, no light – pedal hard, got light. That light was powered by your own works. But I doubt that any of us choose to light our […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
This is not a happy article. There will be no laughing on your part, or puns on mine. If there are any smiles, they most likely will be paradoxical smiles of sad recognition. This is an article about a real life situation that is both sad and ironic. Sad and ironic are two words that […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
Singing not merely about God, but to Him is deeply moving; we can also teach others about God through our singing. We can teach about God, but also about ourselves. God ordained joy to be spread through our vocalizing the Christian life in song. I once knew a Christian that did not think you could […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
We should all want to move our singing beyond the boundaries that stagnation can restrict it. Beyond the corridors of our throats and lips. Beyond the sound produced that is pleasing to the human ear. Beyond four part harmony. God has ordained an important role for our singing. Sometimes the church has made it something […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
“On Purpose!” We can’t live “On Purpose!” if we don’t know what it is! So…what is our purpose? Or, more accurately, what are our purposes—plural. Yes, our ultimate goal is to reach heaven, but how do we reach heaven? What is our goal here on earth? What is our God-purposed potential? How do we reach […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
How important is the concept of PURPOSE? Please notice the following passages (some use “purpose” as a noun, others use “purpose” as a verb)…all use “purpose” “On Purpose!” Although it might be tempting, DON’T SKIP OVER THEM: (Luke 4:43) But He said to them, “I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities […]