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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 […]
PHall | June 27, 2026
Exodus 15:22 – Then Moses led Israel on from the Red Sea, and they went out to the Wilderness of Shur. 1. They traveled for three days for sure. 2. They couldn’t find any water for sure. 3. The water at Marah was bitter for sure. 4. Moses threw a tree into the water for […]
PHall | June 27, 2026
40 Days to Prepare for Transformation I am going to compare Goliath to Jesus and I have never done that before! 40 is an oft repeated number in the Bible: 1. Rained for 40 days and 40 nights. 2. Moses on Mt. Sinai for 40 days and 40 nights. 3. Spies in the Canaan for […]
PHall | June 27, 2026
BUT I HAVE TO WORK ON SUNDAY (Matthew 6:24-34) “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth. BUT I HAVE TO WORK ON SUNDAY. “For this reason I say […]
PHall | June 27, 2026
Atheists Ask About Murder Atheists pose this supposed conundrum: 1. “Did God condemn murder because it is wrong?” Or 2. “Is murder wrong because God condemns it?” This is the horns of the dilemma atheists are hoping Christians will be gored upon by selecting either choice. A philosophy of mine is, when offered two inadequate […]
PHall | June 27, 2026
Dear retiring and retired preachers: If you stay with the congregation and their new preacher, you can be a great blessing. So please heed the advice God gave Moses concerning the man who would follow him. Just two words, “Encourage him” (Deuteronomy 1:38). “Encourage him” because what you started, and gave your life to, he […]
PHall | June 27, 2026
DOES THE 7TH DAY OF CREATION PROVE DAYS 1-6 WERE NOT LITERAL DAYS? Does what Genesis 2:2-3 says about the 7th day prove the previous six days were not literal? The argument goes like this: Unlike the previous six days which conclude, “there was evening, there was morning, the blank day”; the 7th day clearly […]