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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, […]
PHall | April 19, 2014
How often do we utter our utter exasperation about who we worship to any who will listen? Complaining about God is as old as Satan’s serpent. David moving the Ark of the Covenant and the sin of Uzzah is a story that is easy not to like. David doesn’t. David’s goal is good, the motive […]
PHall | April 15, 2014
“For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: “’It might have been!’” (Wittier). These are haunting words of dreams unfulfilled; not only of love for another, but for desire of a different life. Love turns to memories, memories turn to sorrow, sorrow turns to regret. Unfulfilled promises, unfinished potential, are […]
PHall | April 12, 2014
The Lost Ten Tribes of Israel? Ever hear of them? All kinds of theories, but this serves as an example of how people ignore the Bible in order to create theories to find followers. Plus, mysteries are always more intriguing than boring realities. So let’s make the 10 tribes disappear. Supposedly all the Northern Tribes […]
PHall | April 10, 2014
Another genealogy. Another spiritually beneficial interruption (see PTTB #123) (1 Chronicles 5.18-22). I wouldn’t be surprised if such interjections were purposely done so as to break the monotony. I wonder if such can be a life lesson: Can monotony hurt us spiritually, so that we don’t think of needing God, because we are numb by […]
PHall | April 2, 2014
Genealogies are boring, but if we approach genealogies…wait, are you still reading this…if we approach genealogies expecting nothing but mind-numbing names, we will miss unexpected jewels. Halfway through Judah’s descendants, God surprises us: 1 Chronicles 4.9-10 – (9) Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez and said, “I gave birth […]