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PHall | April 12, 2014
The Lost Ten Tribes of Israel? Ever hear of them? All kinds of theories, but this serves as an example of how people ignore the Bible in order to create theories to find followers. Plus, mysteries are always more intriguing than boring realities. So let’s make the 10 tribes disappear. Supposedly all the Northern Tribes […]
PHall | March 19, 2014
I’ve witnessed people not understand a lecture laughing, thinking the lecturer a bumbling fool. Other lecturers, when not understanding, they sat in awe thinking they were at the feet of a genius. What was the difference? The preconceived attitude toward the speaker. We all need to be honestly aware that our attitudes sway us more […]
PHall | January 8, 2014
When looking at the heroes of faith such as Hezekiah, Abraham, David, and so on (Heb.1), it is not their perfect faith which gives us hope; it is their imperfect faith. They too are men and women with a nature like ours (Jms.5:17). When teaching of these heroes, don’t discourage people with perceived perfection, it […]
PHall | December 26, 2013
The Story of the Savior: 1. Jesus Self-Identified with the Unclean – In His Birth 2. Christ Socialized with Sinners – in His Life 3. Christ Scolded the Self-Righteous – in His Teaching 4. Christ Saves His Servants – in His Death 5. Christ Set Loose the Slave of Fear – in His Resurrection 6. […]
PHall | December 11, 2013
1) “Don’t rejoice that spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven” (Lk.10:20); 2) Don’t glory in what gifts God gives you, glory in the gift of salvation; 3) Don’t glory in what you can do, glory in whose you are.
PHall | November 19, 2013
Sometimes I don’t know if I am talking to myself or talking to God. But apparently someone is hoping Someone is listening. I am not schizophrenic, nor am I bi-polar; but I am body, soul and spirit. If this doesn’t make sense to you, then I’m just Perry, and Perry is different. Then again, the […]
PHall | October 25, 2013
In Jesus’ parables there is an amazing focus on how we treat others; or in the sense of omissions, how we fail to treat others. In other words, many of Jesus’ parables are about . . . “nothing!” THE GOOD SAMARITAN (Lk.10:25-37) – What did the priest and the Levite do that was so wrong? […]
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 | June 20, 2013
Sometimes people hurt you wanting you to hurt them back which will justify their actions and get others on board with them, ending their self-imposed isolation and loneliness. Often they transfer or displace feelings of betrayal or non-acceptance from others onto the innocent. All you can do is love them back and praise them when […]
PHall | May 30, 2013
Although there is not scholarly consensus, and contrary to my previous conclusion, I now consider Hezekiah’s illness to be during the Assyrian siege, and not after the Deliverance of Jerusalem. When praying for his personal recovery, God’s answer is, “I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; I […]