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PHall | November 14, 2018
TODAY’S PRAYER – Are you ever just “Wowed!” by a scripture? Here’s today’s – “Yahweh appeared to Abraham, saying, ‘I am God Almighty. Live in My presence and be devout. I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will multiply you greatly. Then Abraham fell to the ground….” (Genesis 17:1-3 – Perryphrase). […]
PHall | November 14, 2018
“Why did that visitor not come back?” Every church asks that question. Visitors are “gold” because they make the contact. Sometimes we never know. Was it they didn’t like non-instrumental music? Can’t help that. Was it they couldn’t find a place to sit with their family? Look for opportunities to move and personally offer seats. […]
PHall | November 11, 2018
One of the ways the Holy Spirit teaches, is by telling the same stories over and over using different characters, sometimes with different emphases or the same. This shows the hand of God in telling these narratives. Which story comes to mind when I list the following specifics: It’s a story about a husband and […]
PHall | November 11, 2018
Isaac Asimov once wrote, “I don’t believe in an afterlife, so I don’t have to spend my whole life fearing hell, or fearing heaven even more. For whatever the tortures of hell, I think the boredom of heaven would be even worse.” John Lennon sang, “Imagine there’s no heaven, It’s easy if you try, No […]
PHall | November 11, 2018
Why These Specific Punishments? Concerning the different “curses” on Adam and Eve, it’s been observed they had no apparent connection to their sin. Curiosity asks, why those curses? Origin. Adam came from the ground, and the ground is cursed. Eve came from Adam’s body, and her body is cursed. Therefore, each curse involves their unique […]
PHall | November 11, 2018
We don’t see what is really going on until later. The hint begins when we notice a word which is only used twice in Genesis, in both these scenes. Upon further example the stories have an interesting connection or two. That common word is deep sleep/yashen. • (HCSB) Genesis 2:21 – So the LORD God […]
PHall | November 5, 2018
This makes for bad grammar, but beautiful yet mysterious theology. Notice how the language deals straightforwardly with the reality that God is singular yet plural without analogy, metaphor, or trying to explain: Genesis 1:26-27: “Then God/elohim (plural) said, “Let us (plural) make man (singular) in our (plural) image (singular), according to our (plural) likeness (singular). […]
PHall | October 24, 2018
Who God is, and how God reveals who and what He is, starts in Genesis 1: [ ] God is self-existent because He creates everything that exists. [ ] God is singular, yet plural which explains why a plural word, elohim, is used with singular verbs. [ ] God is Spirit and hovers over His […]
PHall | September 29, 2018
In the beginning the earth was formless, void of life, and covered with water. “Then God said….” (Gen.1:3). Because God said, then came light (Gen.1:3), separation (Gen.1:4,7,9), life (Gen.1:11ff), and organization (1:14-19). “Then God said”…that’s the key. God is the only one powerful enough to overcome darkness, nonexistence, and chaos. Why does the Bible begin […]
PHall | September 29, 2018
Then God Rested (requested follow-up to “Then God Said”): “Then God rested” (Genesis 2:3). God needs resting? As a young one I was confused. As a not so young one I was confused. Then I learned to see this not from my perspective, but of those to whom it was written. In Ancient Near East […]