PHall | June 9, 2010
The human soul yearns for freedom from its pain. Existentialists open their minds to the possibility of meaningless as the answer, allowing themselves to live with the pain as pain is the only true reality. For all of us, whether philosophically inclinded or simply searchers, the balm and relief comes down to two choices. Believers find this […]
Category: John, Philosophy, Theology |
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PHall | June 8, 2010
Modern Man is too sophisticated and liberated to believe in a myth called Satan. Freud set free our subconscious and Darwin ridiculed our religion. That cannot be Satan whispering in our ear, nor the Devil plaguing our dreams. It is only us, even an “us” unknown by us. And that story – that myth – […]
Category: Genesis |
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PHall | June 8, 2010
“What concerns us more and more is not whether something is a fact, but whether it’s convenient that it should be believed.” (Faust Revisited – Marshall W. Fishwick)
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PHall | June 3, 2010
We are often our most arrogant when defending our own humility.
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PHall | June 2, 2010
We are often our most arrogant when defending our own humility. What made me think of that little thought is the various translations of 1 Timothy 1:13. The NASB reads, “violent aggressor” which suggests at least in my mind, physical and bodily force. However the HCSB and ESV read quite differently: arrogant man (HCSB) and […]
Category: I Timothy |
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PHall | May 26, 2010
Church Growth – Church Health Reproducing the Thessalonian Church Elected by God 1 Thessalonians 1:4 HCSB (4) knowing your election, brothers loved by God. I. RELY ON GOD’S TIMING Acts 16:9-10 HCSB During the night a vision appeared to Paul: a Macedonian man was standing and pleading with him, “Cross over to Macedonia and help […]
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PHall | May 23, 2010
Prepare to be bored…and then surprisingly enlightened and excited by the very facts that bored you. I am not a big fan of counting how many times a word occurs just to force us to carefully read the text. That might force me to also take off my shoes to enable me to count that […]
Category: I Corinthians |
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PHall | May 18, 2010
The Gospel is not just words, parables, philosophies, or platitudes; although the gospel is told in all those forms. The gospel is flesh (John 1:14; Titus 2:11-14), lived in the flesh, suffered and triumphed in the flesh; the purpose to be ultimately imitated by us in our flesh. That is the real transforming power of […]
Category: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Titus |
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PHall | May 9, 2010
A. Husbands love to tell jokes about wives. Of course wives will say that their husbands can think of these jokes because they have more time on their hands! In this lesson, we will be discussing a very busy lady, the woman of Proverbs 31. But our study might diverge from the normal path because […]
Category: Proverbs |
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PHall | May 9, 2010
Let’s not overlook that there is a man of Proverbs 31 also! If we want our wife to be the excellent wife of Proverbs 31, then we need to be the excellent husband of Proverbs 31. Can a husband or a wife reach their full potential without the other also becoming their best? A man […]
Category: Proverbs |
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