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PHall | July 13, 2013
I’ve always been amazed at the magicians of Egypt turning water into blood like Moses and Aaron turned the Nile into blood (Ex.7:20-22). Now, what amazes me is not just these pagans performing a “miracle” nor that the “miracle” they perform is not turning the Nile back into usable water. What amazes me maybe more […]
PHall | July 12, 2013
“The donkey was not available tonight.” That was the answer given to someone feeling inadequate and wondering why God chose them. The donkey was Balaam’s and the point was if God can use a donkey why can’t God use you. Quite humbling and appropriate, don’t you think?
PHall | June 16, 2013
The word of the LORD also came to me saying (Jer.17:1). This phrase, “the word of the Lord” is found in 255 Bible verses; 51 of those verses are in Jeremiah. Pardon my “wondering around….” But… 1) I wonder…Do we say it enough that we are preaching God’s words, and not our own? 2) I […]
PHall | June 7, 2013
To see beyond the human skin; Not red, yellow, black, brown or white; Is seeing God’s image within; Seeing beyond mere human sight; God’s likeness all equally share; Using God’s eyes is how we see; The divine image we do bare; Sons of man and God, we must see.
PHall | June 7, 2013
Benjamin Franklin wryly said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” In this world, I might add, nothing can be said to be more certain than a life without prayer, is a life without God preventing us from making stupid mistakes. Can God answer prayers that are never […]
PHall | June 6, 2013
When the unfaithful kings of Judah chose false gods over the worship of Yahweh, they made another choice to. They chose to neglect the priests and Levites who through God’s choice were to live off the sacrifices and worship to Yahweh. What would these neglected men then do? No doubt some turned to paganism out […]
PHall | June 4, 2013
Tongue in cheek, Bill Cosby said parents of only one child are not real parents because when something gets broken they always know who to blame, with no “he did it” or “she did it” confusion. In Family Circus, make-believe gremlins are responsible when the kids don’t want to accept responsibility: “Not Me” “Ida Know” […]
PHall | June 3, 2013
Most accept E = MC2 because Einstein said it, not because they understand it, having more faith in Einstein than themselves; yet they reject what God says because they do not understand it, having more faith in themselves than God.
PHall | May 30, 2013
If we tie together the deliverance prayers of Hezekiah for Jerusalem and himself, against certain Assyrian annihilation and mortal illness; and if we have correctly made the connection that both of these are death and resurrection motifs; then we become enlightened as to what a faithful prayer by a righteous man is – dead to […]
PHall | May 30, 2013
Although there is not scholarly consensus, and contrary to my previous conclusion, I now consider Hezekiah’s illness to be during the Assyrian siege, and not after the Deliverance of Jerusalem. When praying for his personal recovery, God’s answer is, “I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; I […]