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PHall | December 5, 2018
Many do not consider baptism necessary for salvation. For your consideration compare these two verses: 1 Corinthians 6:11 – And some of you used to be like this. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. Acts 2:38 […]
PHall | December 5, 2018
I get depressed and down too easily sometimes, (not that many care – see I told you “too easily”). I don’t thrive on people’s approval of me and my work because I too easily upset others unknowingly. In prayer I will rephrase and personalize 1 Corinthians 4:3-4 – “All Seeing Judge, Help it to be […]
PHall | December 4, 2018
TODAY’S PRAYER – “I always thank my God for you because of God’s grace given to you in Christ Jesus” (1 Corinthians 1:4). There are people, brothers and sisters in Christ, we thank God for because of what they mean to us. Maybe they are mentors, or spiritual parents, helped us financially, taught us something, […]
PHall | December 3, 2018
Normally we think of two of the gospel accounts beginning with genealogies, but three of the four gospel accounts begin with Jesus’ genealogies. Yes, plural. Matthew – Son of Abraham and David. Luke – Son of Adam. Mark – Son of God. Now Mark’s is sneaky, because both Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar were “sons […]
PHall | November 27, 2018
Ever think Paul, post-conversion, is esteemed as a (almost) sinless, superhuman? That is, did Paul always show, without fail, he can do all things through Christ who strengthens him? Ahh Paul, so much stronger than Peter and those other failing and flailing apostles. Maybe we shouldn’t be so quick to give Paul a perfection pass. […]
PHall | November 25, 2018
Two bumper stickers, same car, same color pattern, impossible meanings when taken together. One said, “Be the Church.” The other said, written in symbols, “COEXIST”: for the letter “c,” a crescent moon representing Islam is substituted. for the letter “o,” the peace symbol or pagan/Wiccan pentacle is substituted. for the letter “e,” a male/female symbol […]
PHall | November 24, 2018
For something so simple and plain, there is depth beyond human creativity. 1. Incarnation – The bread (body) and fruit of the vine (blood) show the frailty of the human body which encased the divine spirit of Jesus. 2. Resurrection – Sunday is more than convenient, it reinforces the day Jesus rose. 3. Unity/Ecclesiology – […]
PHall | November 24, 2018
At the beginning of the last week, on Sunday, Jesus entered Jerusalem riding a donkey. First century Jews, including Jesus’s own disciples, thought Jesus came to deal a blow to imperial Roman power. They failed to see the greater struggle; and by “greater” I mean more important and more powerful. On Thursday of the last […]
PHall | November 21, 2018
You never know where a conversation will go. Sitting in the doctor’s waiting room, I saw an old man shivering. I asked, “Are you cold?” He responded, “Yes, I’ve been a Colts fan all my life.” I didn’t correct him. But somehow that led to, “Can I ask you a question? How does a grown […]
PHall | November 13, 2018
Galatians 3:28 – “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” This is a hotly contested verse today and is also unique; maybe if we focus on its uniqueness, it will lessen the heat. While Paul […]