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PHall | November 28, 2009
There is nothing new under the sun (Ecclesiastes 1:9). Every year it is the same. It happened this year and will happen in the year to come, and those following. People move out, and people move in. Proximity to friends and family will be gained and lost. Ties will be tested. Friendships will begin, and […]
PHall | November 23, 2009
Matthew 7:16a – “You shall know them by their fruits.” Matthew 7:16-20 – “You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they? [17] “So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. [18] “A good tree cannot produce bad […]
PHall | November 19, 2009
Boca Raton, Florida has a reputation for being somewhat hoity-toity. Due to this reputation a sign I saw did not shock me – “Hair Replacement For Dogs Only.” Yep, this is Boca! Upon closer examination, I learned I had misjudged Boca – at least this time. Instead of “Hair Replacement For Dogs Only” being one […]
PHall | November 17, 2009
Have you ever walked into a room and immediately noticed something different? Then it “dawned” on you that it was dimmer because one of the lightbulbs was out. Are we as aware of our own light burning brightly or getting dimmer? Are others? (Matthew 5:14-16)
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 4, 2009
Paul, a former rabbi educated in Jewish religious and cultural ways was protected and prepared. After his spiritual conversion (or completion, as Messianic Jews speak of it), he instructed others concerning the correlation of both covenants. Somewhere along the way, he learned tent-making (Acts 20:3). Paul had prepared himself. More specifically, Paul had probably been […]
PHall | November 3, 2009
Certain choices made in life never are really made, at least not consciously. The direction selected was never really selected. It just…was. Free-will existed to choose other avenues, but the road taken appeared the only way. Reality consisted not of choices but of certainties. Some of these decisions have been major; some might […]
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. […]
PHall | October 31, 2009
Some of the worst enemies of the Bible are not “unbelieving atheists,” but rather theologically liberal apologists. These “educated scholars” are embarrassed by what the Bible says, and therefore try to explain away, instead of accept what’s there. If you excuse my ironic sarcasm, they need to be learnt by a mule! Maybe that is […]
PHall | October 31, 2009
Were Jesus’ statements concerning marriage, divorce and remarriage in Matthew 5; Matthew 19; Mark 10 and Luke 16 new law for the New Testament age or a clarification of the Old Testament teachings? That was a question recently asked, and I cannot answer it…because neither choice would be a correct answer. What Jesus taught about […]