Perrydox.com is devoted to the pursuit of truth, whether plain or paradoxical, whether simple or sublime, or simply absurd yet absolute.
PHall | August 18, 2023
ellow Light Authority You hurry through the yellow light but it turns red right before you go under it. On the other side is the police. Pulled over, they explain the purpose of the yellow light is to slow you down not speed you up. They give you a warning and let you go. What […]
PHall | August 18, 2023
The book of Jonah is more about the sins of Jonah than the sins of Nineveh. It is an exercise in self-reflection – Do I love my neighbor as myself? Chapter 4 reveals this clearly when Jonah complains about his plant dying. The gift of shade is gone. The plant provided protection. Part […]
PHall | August 18, 2023
A Pew Moments with Perry – The Sins of Adam:1. Abdication – Allowed the serpent and Eve to take the lead in his home.2. Silence – Did not contradict the false teaching serpent nor the false practicing Eve. 3. Participation – Took from Eve what he knew was wrong.4. Self-absolution – “The woman you gave […]
PHall | August 18, 2023
The creation account of Genesis 1 shows this world has three parts – heaven (or, sky), land, and sea. Then Genesis 2 pictures the divisions as outside Eden, Eden, then the garden. The ark of the flood has three stories, lower, middle, and top. The Tabernacle and Temple have outside the holy place, holy place, […]
PHall | July 19, 2023
If We Are Living the Problem…. Four is not the answer as to how you spell “butter”. To make sense requires the answer being tied to the question. The epilogue (12:9-14) is not viewed as a holistic part of Ecclesiastes.This is because it is not seen as answering the problem presented. Partly, this is due […]
PHall | July 15, 2023
Brakes control the car. Literally. The word “control” is made up of two parts: the first meaning, “against” and the second, “roll”. Brakes fight against the momentum of the rolling tires and are essential to safety. When it comes to our spirituality, that safety device can become dangerous. It’s like a beginning driver constantly pumping […]
PHall | July 15, 2023
Men can be jerks. So can women. Unfortunately, they don’t always marry each other and get what they deserve. Sadly, these hard-hearted and hard-headed masochists marry good people. This causes suffering in others who still love them, including their children. Only Jesus can change them if they are willing. If you are married to a […]
PHall | July 15, 2023
July 4th is when God gave the 10 Commandments to Israel at Mt. Sinai to announce their freedom from the tyrant King of Egypt. No? Am I getting my history confused? This curious confusion points to similarities between our Declaration and Constitution, and Israel’s 10 Commandments. Read the Preamble in Exodus 20:2, […]
PHall | July 15, 2023
Evangelism comes easily if…. When I was a teenager, evangelism was easy. Often (and maybe often wrongly), I had no problem arguing with my friends – and we stayed friends. So pointed was I, a Catholic girl said, “If you were Pope, you would change the entire Catholic church!”. I retorted, “I would! And then […]
PHall | July 15, 2023
Have you noticed the similarities between the wedding scene and the crucifixion? 1. Both have Mary, Jesus’s mother, there: (2:1; 19:26-27). 2. Both are introduced by days: 3rd day (2:1) and day of preparation (19:31). 3. Both occur on special occasions: wedding (2:1) and high Sabbath (19:31). 4. Both have new homes are began in […]