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PHall | June 27, 2026
Hmmm, a “White Person” is not considered to be a “Person of Color”. They why is it “White People” have more colors than any other race! “Brown” and “Black” people and even Asians basically have one color of eyes – brown; and one color of hair – black. “White People” can have hair that is […]
PHall | June 27, 2026
Is Cremation Scriptural? The following event was not recorded in Scripture to prove cremation. It is important to know why something is included so that we can use it primarily for.the right purpose, and not misuse it for a wrong purpose. Having set those protective boundaries, notice these 4 facts: 1. According to Genesis 22, […]
PHall | June 27, 2026
Who is the Prey? Satan is a roaring lion seeking someone to devour (1 Peter 5:8). So when the Spirit drove Jesus out to the Wilderness (Mark 1:12), to be tempted (Matthew 4:1), was Jesus Satan’s prey? First John 3:8 says Jesus “came to destroy the works of Devil”. Included right be that thought, John […]
PHall | June 27, 2026
“Someone” visited a church. The sermon was on Jesus’s blood. The preacher mentioned the prohibition of eating blood but that didn’t involve rare steaks since the juice is not blood. Then the preacher, who had a dry sense of humor, made the off-hand comment that the only way to eat steak is a medium-rare. Without […]
PHall | June 27, 2026
Preached a funeral today for a woman I did not know. She was young, in her forties. Wanting to leave the family with spiritual guidance I used Acts 24:14-16; with special emphasis on how to survive troubling times. Paul was wrongly imprisoned, it was a troubling time. Here is what he said, what I said, […]
PHall | June 27, 2026
Got asked a question about how I am treated when doing Campus Evangelism. So far, I have been treated kindly and fairly. This is the opposite of what is often seen on YouTube because that is for clicks! Then I got asked another question – How do you get them to treat you with respect? […]
PHall | June 27, 2026
Lift Up Holy Hands and Posts In 1 Timothy 2, Paul doesn’t just discuss men praying, he wants them to lift holy hands without anger or argument. Why “without anger or argument”? Are the Ephesian men being corrected for some local problems within their spiritual church family? Is Paul addressing the false teachers? Nothing here […]
PHall | June 27, 2026
Goodie bags have ruined birthday parties. Now that might be a stretch, but it does illustrate an important point. While the tradition of giving party favors dates back centuries to European aristocracy, providing birthday party goodie bags became more common in the 1940s and 1950s as parties became standard household events. Apparently, my parents missed […]
PHall | June 27, 2026
Authority Made Simple There are (only) three possible answers to the question of whether an action is pleasing to God: 1. Scripture says you can. 2. Scripture says you can’t 3. Scripture doesn’t say either one. Therefore: 1. I know God approves of it, so I will go to Heaven. 2. I know God doesn’t […]
PHall | June 27, 2026
Congregational Divorces Divorces can get ugly. Husbands and wives can get cutthroat, trying to financially and emotionally consume the other. Anything personally untowards the attorneys can use, becomes fair game to play a court game unfairly. Too many divorces can be over trivial issues which leads to such ugliness. Most believers understand the seriousness of […]