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PHall | January 27, 2018
A certain topic has been on my mind lately. Only two things make life worthwhile. A long list of what those two things are not could fill the book of Ecclesiastes. What are those 2 worthwhile events? My mind keeps cataloguing specifics that fall under the first and second Great Commands (Mt.22). These 2 life […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
No doubt Joseph and Mary were good parents. But even good parents say things they shouldn’t. Can you imagine how easy it would have been for them to say to James, “Why can’t you be more like your brother, Jesus?” As we know, for some reason Jesus’ brothers were not his biggest fans (John 7). […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
Which would you choose? 1) Some will be at Bible classes and assembly because they desire it. 2) Some will stay home (or hospital) because they can’t be there and it tears then up wishing they good. 3) Some will stay home or go out some place else because they desire those things. No one […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
An exercise: How much do you have to know to be saved? Some might counter, “Not ‘how much’, but Who?” Fair enough. “How much do you have to know about Jesus?” The obvious answer is “That Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God” (Acts 8:37). Fair enough, but by “Son of God” do you […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
In talking to Job, God uses animals as lessons for humans (Job 38ff). Today we can still learn. Surprising I have learned from my dogs more about fearing God (Deuteronomy 6:2). In short I have learned the proper response to fearing a master. We are babysitting my parents’ dog. She is a recent rescue and […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
PHall | January 27, 2018
“All authority has been given to me,” said Jesus before his ascension (Matthew 28:18). And yet…, Choose the church of your choice. Choose whether you want to be immersed, or have water sprinkled or poured over you. Choose how you want to worship as long as you are sincere in heart. Choose to ignore the […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
According to the scriptures, Jesus was crucified around 9:00 AM (“the third hour”; Mark 15:24-25); and died six hours later around 3:00 PM (“the ninth hour”; Matthew 27:45-46). While there are many coincidences in the Bible, there are also many providential, and type and anti-type acts. Which is this? For six hours Jesus worked on […]
PHall | January 5, 2018
An addict told he tried to stay away from God, but God chased him down. Now exactly he meant, I don’t know. But is he far off? Does the Bible teach we are chased by God? One of the advantages of using different translations is they use different words. Different words spark different thoughts. One […]
PHall | December 5, 2017
One of my favorite parts of the story of Jesus’s birth is very personal. It is about a parent who adopted a child who was not biologically theirs. May the world know more “Joseph’s” – the other father of Jesus.