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PHall | March 14, 2019
“This is what the Lord GOD says: Because Moab and Seir said, ‘Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations..’” (CSB Ezek 25:8).This odd observation by God of Israel’s neighbor may have some significant modern applications:1. The Moabites and Edomites were close relatives who considered themselves as good as Israel (Eze.25:8). Denominations […]
PHall | July 20, 2012
Concerning the vision in Ezekiel 1: “It has thus been, on the one hand, the point of departure for generations of mystics, who have scrutinized it in the hope of retracing Ezekiel’s steps, and finding their own path to the direct encounter with with God’s very being. Precisely for that reason, however, Jewish law forbade the public […]
PHall | April 18, 2010
One of the wondrous revelations within John 11 is that the problem of pain is not just a problem for mankind. It is a problem for God. Does that strange at best, or at worst, blasphemous? If so we are missing the reality behind the relationships which are filled with pain not just for the […]
PHall | February 25, 2010
Life can be painful; loneliness can be suffocating, obedience can be a struggle. Often our burdens come from our own sin. Some originate from God. Which is worse – to suffer because of disobedience, or to suffer because of obedience? Let’s first look at Jeremiah. God commanded Jeremiah not to marry.
PHall | February 6, 2010
A. It is Subtle 1. There is a sin which a Catholic priest once declared that no one had ever confessed to him – a sin so deadly that the wrath of God comes upon men because of it; a sin so common that probably everybody has at some time been guilty of it; a […]
PHall | October 1, 2009
Have you ever had the following experience – you remember someone, but they don’t remember you? Do you remember what emotions you felt and experienced? The feelings could run the gamut from “Oh well” to “Oh…” to “I’m surprised” to “How dare you!” Looking from the outside, and seeing this happen, a different emotion might […]
PHall | October 1, 2009
Life can be painful; loneliness can be suffocating, obedience can be a struggle. Often our burdens come from our own sin. Some originate from God. Which is worse – to suffer because of disobedience, or to suffer because of obedience? Let’s first look at Jeremiah. God commanded Jeremiah not to marry.
PHall | September 17, 2009