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PHall | May 16, 2014
In 2 Timothy 1 we find Paul telling Timothy not to be afraid of his friend’s chains, nor to be ashamed of the testimony about the Lord. The gospel teaches this in Jesus, but also the gospel as found in the Old Testament taught to Timothy by his mother and grandmother (3:14-15). Timothy is to […]
PHall | May 11, 2014
A good woman is hard to find, and worth far more than a good hunting dog or a high end sports-car. Her husband trusts her like his mother, and never has reason to regret it. Never spiteful, she treats him according to the Golden Rule every day (even when he’s told one too many joke […]
PHall | May 11, 2014
Both Joseph and Daniel teach us how to become successful. While we might want to point out their tenacity, don’t give up drive, intelligence, and unwillingness to take no for an answer, that is not how they succeeded. Here you go; make sure you right this down: First, become a slave of a foreign nation. […]
PHall | May 9, 2014
“Victimless crimes” are illegal acts to which all consent and none are injured. Or so they claim. Poker for example; and admittedly no party is injured…if all the parties can afford to lose. Software piracy is another example; it is easier on the conscience to steal from someone as distant as the internet makes people […]
PHall | May 9, 2014
Cain dismissively answers God, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” Cain is sarcastically saying he isn’t responsible for Abel; he isn’t Abel’s baby sitter, although many years ago he might have been as the older brother. Such an attitude cautions us on how we answer and treat one another. In Iain Provan’s Seriously Dangerous Religion, he […]
PHall | May 6, 2014
Do you find it easier to give gifts, or to receive them? Personally, I like to give them…and I don’t mind receiving them either! If I had to choose one, it would be to give, except in the spiritual realm. I know that I unless I receive, I cannot give. Without God, I have nothing, […]
PHall | April 29, 2014
You’ve been waiting for this moment a long time. Time is often relative, based upon pain, guilt, and doubt. Three months can be a long time when you’re the one at fault. Three months of wondering if God will give you another chance after committing “that” sin. For David, finally, after the disaster of moving […]
PHall | April 23, 2014
Be honest, do we ever tire of praying? Are there times we think don’t need prayer? Sometimes getting tired of praying shows how much we still need to pray. God blessing David in battle (1 Chronicles 14) is also told in 2 Samuel 5. When the Philistines hear David is king, they decide to attack. […]
PHall | April 19, 2014
In this age where liberal idealism is so entrenched and everyone is offended by anything, even the following two irrefutable statements would be condemned as sexist and intolerant: “males make better men than females;” “females make better women than males.”
PHall | April 19, 2014
Wedding ceremonies often point out that woman did not come out of Adam’s head so that she would rule over him; nor from his feet so that he would run over her; but from his side, close to his heart. Romantic, but maybe not the real reason why. Out of Adam’s side came his bride, […]