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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 […]
PHall | October 30, 2009
Has anyone ever told you to take a hike? What was your response? Have you ever had one of those days? Or one of those weeks? Or even longer? After working all night, anyone would need to rest. Even the perpetual moving Paul, after preaching, teaching and talking all night, should need to rest. An […]
PHall | October 30, 2009
Went through the drive-thru recently of a popular fast-food chain, and learned some eternal lessons. Being in a hurry, I wanted us to speedily order our food and get on our way. After ordering, they repeated our order and asked, “Is that correct?” I didn’t hear everything and said, “I don’t really care;” I was […]
PHall | October 30, 2009
Jesus advised something so simple, yet it is not superficial. Jesus advised us to…: Luke 12:24 – “Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap; they have no storeroom nor barn, and yet God feeds them; how much more valuable you are than the birds! Luke 12:27 “Consider the lilies, how they grow: they […]