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PHall | November 21, 2013
Certain texts confuse, confound, make us scratch our heads, and become bewildered. Real life though, is just like that; existing in a state of uncertain knowledge, while surviving in a state of certain acceptance in the Divine. Certainty is not always certain in what we know, but in Who we trust. “The LORD’s anger burned […]
PHall | November 21, 2013
Hebrews 10:24-25 – Notice the linguistic and spiritual connection between “attend” and “attention.” When we pay attention to God we attend to God’s people by attending with God’s people. We are not only attendees, we are attendants, “one who waits on another.” When we attend, we pay attention, not just mentally by bodily, because attendance […]
PHall | November 20, 2013
PHall | November 19, 2013
PHall | November 19, 2013
PHall | November 19, 2013
Sometimes I don’t know if I am talking to myself or talking to God. But apparently someone is hoping Someone is listening. I am not schizophrenic, nor am I bi-polar; but I am body, soul and spirit. If this doesn’t make sense to you, then I’m just Perry, and Perry is different. Then again, the […]
PHall | November 19, 2013
“Grant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now we stand by each other.” Grant is Ulysses S. Grant. And the speaker is William T. Sherman. This statement is believed to have been said when there was a political push to promote Sherman over Grant […]
PHall | November 15, 2013
In the gospel of John both “prove” and “become” are translated from the same word ginomai. We become what we do, and do what we become. There is no existence without action, and action proves existence.
PHall | November 15, 2013
“Remain in Me, and I in you. Just as a branch is unable to produce fruit by itself unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me” (Jn.15.4). How we interpret this verse says a lot about our relationship with Jesus. Is it a threat? Then we live a […]
PHall | November 14, 2013
David had enemies who should have been friends. One was Saul. Today’s Praying through the Bible is a reflective, prayerful song of thanksgiving for being rescued from Saul. It is too long to include it all. Below are some of the highlights. The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my […]