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PHall | February 7, 2023
The Golden Rule Doesn’t Mean What We Think “Therefore, whatever you want others to do for you, do also the same for them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.” (CSB’17 Matthew 7:12) I am horrible at buying gifts. Part of that inadequacy is me not paying enough attention to get to […]
PHall | February 1, 2023
Seen By Angels 1 Timothy 3:16 records concerning the gospel of godliness, that Jesus was “seen by angels”. These heavenly servants announced his birth, aided after the Wilderness temptation, comforted in the garden, and opened his tomb: “There was a violent earthquake, because an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and approached the tomb. […]
PHall | February 1, 2023
A Second Golden Rule “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” (Matthew 7:12). This is a common phrasing of the Golden Rule. This is another way of phrasing the 2nd Great Command – “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:39). Both are expressions of the Law and Prophets. That means both […]
PHall | January 21, 2023
A Pew Moments with Perry – Does Including the Spirit Exclude the Water? There are those who conclude water baptism can’t be for today based upon Jesus saying, “John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now” (Acts 1:5). Does Jesus including the Holy Spirit exclude […]
PHall | January 4, 2023
Go Back To Your Galilee The angel sitting on the rock he rolled away from Jesus’s empty tomb had a message for the women to deliver to the apostles: “Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will see […]
PHall | November 30, 2022
Stay Out of My Church! If we won’t worship in the same church with a brother or sister because of what they did to us, then how can we worship God considering what we’ve done to Him? “Oh, but I have repented!” Are you sure you have repented of every sin? “Yes, of every sin […]
PHall | November 30, 2022
Not Limited by My Limitations In Matthew 10, Jesus selects 12 men to serve as apostles. Then Jesus gives them a “limited commission.” This task is beyond anything they have ever tried, and more importantly, beyond their own personal abilities. We are like this too, and that is a good thing! The German theologian Friedrich […]
PHall | November 16, 2022
There’s a Time for Dusty Shoes The following is a Facebook discussion and the whole conversation is nonsensical. Stick with me and we can learn valuable lessons from the nonsense (all names removed to protect the innocent and the guilty). THEM – “If you are friends with (name removed by me), you need to block […]
PHall | February 11, 2022
Judging Jesus Have I missed the essential point, among many, of the parable of the talents? Before going on, let’s consider the stories before and after the talents to see our missing lesson. In the 10 virgins parable, the stated purpose of Jesus is, ““Therefore be alert, because you don’t know either the day or […]
PHall | February 11, 2022
Living Trans Lives I am against living a “trans” lifestyle. It is a false reality, because it is a facade. “Trans-living” is constantly in the news today, but it is nothing new. I portend, religious people might have started and perfected the trend of living fake “trans” lives. “Trans” living involves the seeking attention, focusing […]