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PHall | January 6, 2023
Sacrificial Leadership and the Laying on of Hands The Bible does not make this connection clear through direct declaration, but I do wonder if this is a connection the Bible is implying. What am I talking about? The laying on of hands and all that it signifies. In the OT, Moses laid his hands on […]
PHall | January 4, 2023
1 Timothy 2:11-14 What can structure teach us about this controversial text? 1A – “A woman is to learn quietly • 1B – with full submission. 2A – I do not allow a woman to teach • 2B – or to have authority over a man; instead, she is to remain quiet. 3A – For […]
PHall | January 4, 2023
Inn or Home? No room at the inn? Or no room in the guest house? (Luke 2:7). The latter translation is most likely the correct one. And if so, think how much more of an indictment this is. An inn is a place of business. I’ve been turned away because there were no rooms left. […]
PHall | January 4, 2023
Jesus’s Edenic Birth Luke records Jesus’s birth with two peculiarities: 1) It includes a manger, implying a stable and animals; 2) It includes shepherds being honored by angels announcing Jesus’s birth followed by them visiting. Since nothing included within holy writ is by accident or without purpose, I am forced to ask “Why these details?” […]
PHall | January 4, 2023
The Gospel According to the Thief on the Cross When we look carefully at the text, we will see this repentant man believed much more than we might give him credit for knowing. How do we know what he believed? 1. From the thief’s statements. 2. From the statements of others said in unbelief, but […]
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 | January 4, 2023
In Our Relationships, Are We Acting Like a Hound from Hell? Before the demon left the body, it threw the poor, possessed, man into convulsions and then it screamed as it left (Mark 1:26). Why? Is this the pain the man must suffer upon healing? If so, this is contrary to other non-demonic healings and […]
PHall | January 4, 2023
Do We Help People to Have Unbelief? When people are looking for Jesus, and come to us: • Do His people fail them and get in the way? • Do we show how their “kind” is unwelcomed here? • Are we concerned “sinners like them” might harm our congregation’s reputation? • Are we cold toward […]
PHall | January 4, 2023
Turning the Conversation Using Caramel (In response to the request to post more on turning the conversation towards spiritual things) The coffee maker (At 3 AM they are not baristas!) asked what I wanted. I asked her what she recommended. One offering was a Caramel Macchiato. I told her caramel is one of my favorite […]
PHall | December 21, 2022
An Artful Way of Promising Jesus’s 2nd Coming When the Holy Spirit inspired the writers, He often chose ways that are artful and beautiful. First Thessalonians is filled with the hope of the 2nd Coming. This is fitting considering “endurance of hope” is a theme in every chapter (1 Thess.1:3). When considering Jesus’s return, the […]