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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
The cold weather has me thinking about hell. The Bible uses differing images to describe hell, even ones that physically contradict such as eternal fire and outer darkness. The last phrase, “outer darkness” is more about physical separation from civility and lack of protection and spiritually separation from God. Being unprotected from the weather would […]
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 28, 2013
Jesus said, “But if you don’t forgive people, your Father will not forgive your wrongdoing (Mt 6:15).” If we forgive others only so that God will forgive us, then we are forgiving selfishly and not selflessly. We are not showing mercy to others knowing we do not deserve mercy, but showing mercy in order to […]
PHall | December 26, 2013
When reading God’s written word, do you see any denominations? If not, be non-denominational, not involved with denominations. If not, be un-denominational, the opposite of denominations. If not, be anti-denominational, against the concept and practice of denominations. If not, be pre-denominational, go back to the simplicity and purity of God’s written word.
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 | 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 8, 2013
The massacre of the innocents is not just a story of Herod and Jesus, nor Pharaoh and Moses. It is the story of Saul and David, made even more sad since Saul too was God’s anointed, unlike Herod and Pharaoh. A paranoid king Saul orders the death of innocents, this time priests, because he suspected […]
PHall | August 2, 2013
“Epiphanies” should be redefined as, “Well, duh!” I felt this way contemplating the Lord’s Prayer, specifically, “Your Kingdom come.” Too often interpretations are based upon fighting against false doctrines, or cross referencing topics from one book to another. We leave the text to prove a point. Consequently too many today think “Your Kingdom come” cannot […]
PHall | July 21, 2013
Matthew 12 makes a good study in how to establish authority. Three essential truths found within the text is: 1) Authority is found within Scripture; 2) Scripture must be applied for it to have any meaning; 3) Truth can be found, understood and applied. Authority is established by four means: 1) Command – You have […]