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PHall | January 5, 2013
Laughter, like a smile, is part of the universal human language. Yet, laughter does not always mean the same thing, nor does a smile. A smirk is a type of smile and mocking can be laughter. Sometimes laughter means surprise or incredulity. In Genesis 17, God again tells Abraham he will have children. This time […]
PHall | January 5, 2013
This will be short, but not sweet. We suffer because of decisions of others; and others suffer because of our decisions. This is true in annoying ways such as having to show ID, and sign for Sudafed because idiots use it to make meth. This is also true in ways way beyond annoying, happening even […]
PHall | January 4, 2013
Receiving the promise, Abraham lived in the world of “if and when.” Living with expectation can bring hope or become a burden. The burden of expectation is the fear it will not be accomplished. Abraham is a conundrum of fear and faith, just like the rest of us. His faith leads him out of Ur […]
PHall | January 2, 2013
The Hobbit is not the only one to go on an unexpected journey. Fictionally Gandalf called Bilbo. Really and truly Yahweh called Abraham, and Jesus calls us. These spiritual journeys are filled with physical realities, both expected and unexpected. By faith Abraham answers, as do we; but neither of us always lives by faith, or […]
PHall | January 1, 2013
History can be such a cold word, meaning nothing more than facts and figures. The reality is that history is about people, about families – and that is what the future is. Genesis 4:26 says, “A son was born to Seth also, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to call on […]
PHall | January 1, 2013
Not all examples are good examples, but they can be profitable examples. If prayer is defined simply by “talking to God” then Adam and Eve are “praying” in the garden. Prayer begins by the amazing discovery that God wants to “walk” with us in the garden of life He created (3.8). I love the phrase, […]
PHall | November 21, 2012
In reading Ephesians, and specifically 2.11-16 I see re-creation (2.15) in reversing the creation of account. In Genesis man is one (Gn 1), then two (Gn 2), then divided by sin (Gn 3). In Ephesians we have the removal of division by law (2.15) of two groups (2.15) making one man (2.15).
PHall | November 8, 2012
Genesis 1:27 (HCSB) So God created man in His own image; He created him in the image of God; He created them male and female. 2 Corinthians 5:16-19 (HCSB) (16) From now on, then, we do not know anyone in a purely human way. Even if we have known Christ in a purely human way, yet now […]
PHall | October 25, 2012
By grace, the original curses become the fresh blessings and then more wondrous than physically imaginable. What is happening in Genesis 12 when God makes promises to Abraham in this new beginning? Do the curses of Genesis 3 and the blessings of Genesis 12 have anything in common? Often the curses are divided into three […]
PHall | October 3, 2012
The tongue speaking in Acts 2: (1) Gains attention (2:5-7); (2) Amazes people (2:7); (3) Equates all people (2:6-11; 2:17-8); (4) Brings glory to God (2:11,19); (5) Fulfills prophecy (Acts 2:16); and (6) Leads to salvation (2:21,38). That is the purpose of plain, non-miraculous, Bible preaching today: (1) To preach we must gain people’s attention […]