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PHall | August 18, 2023
“Ruth” is not mainly about Ruth, not really, not as the main character. “Ruth” is about love, but again, Ruth and Boaz are not the main love story. They are being “acted upon” by a third party who is the central character in “Ruth” – Naomi. If Naomi is the central character in a love […]
PHall | August 18, 2023
Unintentional Idols “Vanity of vanities. All is vanity” (Ecclesiastes1:2). Various translations phrase it differently such as “futility of futilities”. Very literally the Hebrew (hebel) is “breath of breaths” and the Hebrew is often translated elsewhere as “idol”. I’m not sure how this fits, but there does appear to be some applicable lessons not directly intended […]
PHall | August 18, 2023
Jesus said God made them Male and Female in the beginning (#1). Jesus said God made male and female in the beginning. Since then, males and females have made males and females – Him’s and Her’s, He’s and She’s. If we can’t accept the truth that God made us male or female, then we won’t […]
PHall | August 18, 2023
1. What causes a spiritual mid-life crisis? 2. How can it be prevented? 3. What is the solution if having a mid-life crisis? 4. Is the common midlife crisis a sign of spiritual emptiness? We have all seen people (even Christians) go through a “mid-life crisis”. Sometimes marriages are violated or thrown away. Religiously they […]
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 […]