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PHall | November 11, 2010
SEVEN RULES FOR FIGHTING FAIRLY WITH YOUR SPOUSE (Adapted from Brent Hunter, and The Triumphant Marriage by Dr. Neil Clark Warren, plus other sources forgotten, and my own material) There are two theories on arguing with women. Neither one works. A man and woman had been married for more than 60 years. They had shared […]
PHall | September 27, 2010
Death (5:5) – Proverbs 5:5 HCSB Her feet go down to death; her steps head straight for Sheol. Honor or Vitality (5:9) – Proverbs 5:9 HCSB Otherwise, you will give up your vitality to others and your years to someone cruel; Financial Loss (5:10) – Proverbs 5:10 HCSB strangers will drain your resources, and your […]
PHall | September 25, 2010
God said, “Light shall shine out of darkness” (2 Corinthians 4:6). That sounds like Paul is referencing creation when God said, “Let there be light” (Genesis 1:2). Yet the message to the Corinthians was not a lesson in apologetics or history; but rather, spiritual order: For God, who said, “Light shall shine out of darkness,” […]
PHall | September 5, 2010
Few emotions are more powerful than doubt. The power produced can be productive, paralyzing, or destructive. It is an emotion that can lead to a better understanding of God and His word; or disillusionment with what we think we know about God can make us fall down and fall away. Doubt can either build or […]
PHall | August 3, 2010
Psalm 73:4 reads in most translations something like the NASB – “they have no pains in their death.” Other’s include “they do not suffer pain” (GNB) and “they have no pain” (BBE). The point is that the unrighteous appear to have an easier life than the righteous. However, in reading the Holman Christian Standard Bible, […]
PHall | July 13, 2010
The proverbial problem of evil is that evil is not always the problem. Sometimes the problem is not even a problem, but is rather the solution. Sometimes the problem is not evil, but rather is godly in origin and purpose (Deut.8:2,16). Deuteronomy 8:2,16 NASB (2) “You shall remember all the way which the LORD your […]
PHall | July 13, 2010
There is a difference between believing in God, and believing God (Numbers 20:12)
PHall | June 8, 2010
Modern Man is too sophisticated and liberated to believe in a myth called Satan. Freud set free our subconscious and Darwin ridiculed our religion. That cannot be Satan whispering in our ear, nor the Devil plaguing our dreams. It is only us, even an “us” unknown by us. And that story – that myth – […]
PHall | May 9, 2010
A. Husbands love to tell jokes about wives. Of course wives will say that their husbands can think of these jokes because they have more time on their hands! In this lesson, we will be discussing a very busy lady, the woman of Proverbs 31. But our study might diverge from the normal path because […]
PHall | May 9, 2010
Let’s not overlook that there is a man of Proverbs 31 also! If we want our wife to be the excellent wife of Proverbs 31, then we need to be the excellent husband of Proverbs 31. Can a husband or a wife reach their full potential without the other also becoming their best? A man […]