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PHall | November 23, 2009
If you could, would you choose not to obey certain commands? If you could, would you choose not to believe certain truths? If you could, would you add to or take away from the Word of God? “If you could,” is not a hypothetical question – we do it every day. It’s called
PHall | November 21, 2009
“For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction” so says Newton’s third law. This law of physics might not perfectly fit into the spiritual realm, but one aspect is certainly true – for every sin there is a reaction. In fact, there are more than we care to know about. Here are three: […]
PHall | November 19, 2009
Every gift given by God is to bless His people. Do we believe that? If so, let’s look at one gift of grace – pastors. Jesus wanted to bless His people with shepherds, also known as pastors, elders, and overseers: Ephesians 4:7,11 – But to each one of us grace was given according to the […]
PHall | November 19, 2009
God loves visual aids, of that I am certain. The whole world, the entire universe, aid God visually in illustrating His power, love, majesty, and wisdom. Jesus used visual aids – and He was God! So did Ezekiel – and He was inspired by God. When you look at all the visual aids Ezekiel used, […]
PHall | November 11, 2009
Overwhelmed! Shocked! Dazed! Inundated! Staggered! Can you think of any other adjectives to describe what you felt when you got assigned a responsibility that you didn’t want, and that you didn’t think you could do? Did you feel like quitting? Did you even try? Now suppose the one who assigns this overwhelming task to you […]
PHall | November 4, 2009
All of us, even if we bear just a slight resemblance to God, have ached and pled for a loved one to change and repent. God loves His children, even when they sin. God loves His children, despite their sin. Consequences and chastisements are burdens of love not only to those under their infliction, but […]
PHall | October 12, 2009
Parents often ask their children questions. Some are productive – “What did you learn in school today?” Some are inane – “How many times do I have to tell you….” Some questions are not even real questions – “Son, do you want to take out the garbage?” My mother actually asked me that! When I […]
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 15, 2009
In the early to middle 1980’s, I was in a health food shop – why, I do not know – buying some papaya juice – again, why I do not know. This very tall, older man, tapped me on the shoulder. As I turned around he asked, “Excuse me, are you intelligent?” All I could […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
Then the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was lead away into exile from its land (Jeremiah 52:27) Exile and death; family and friends separated by the decisions of others. The parting might have been through exile into another nation. Those […]