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PHall | August 25, 2022
Never have I made this connection this way. I suggest such “seeing” only comes from familiarity through time which makes God’s word always revealing His lessons. Inspiration keeps telling the same narratives repeatedly, which is a teaching mechanism to show unity. While Galatians teaches we are children of Abraham by faith (Gal.3), we also by […]
PHall | August 25, 2022
What do we need to do when what “triggers” us leads to sin? First, WHAT – We need to learn what our “triggers” are so that we can use foresight to stay away from such events. Second, WHEN – When we find ourselves already being “triggered”, we need to recognize our vulnerability so we […]
PHall | August 25, 2022
Modern American religious thinking has been affected by Eastern religious thinking. An example is that two things that contradict each other can both be true. Notice how this is found in modern religious arguments. If you try to tell liberated thinkers they are wrong, they will argue, “That’s just your opinion because all interpretation […]
PHall | August 25, 2022
Self-control is a paradox. We gain self-control by giving up control of self. It’s not control by self, but giving God control over self. We need self-control because we have demonstrated an inability to control self. Self-control is also an irony in that many who don’t have it, try solving their inadequacy by controlling others. […]
PHall | August 16, 2022
“Just because you can doesn’t mean you should”, is attributed to both Marloes De Vries and Sherrilyn Kenyon; but no doubt has been said by many. A variation is found in “Jurassic Park” by the character Dr. Ian Malcom, “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.” […]
PHall | August 13, 2022
Genealogies are hard to read, but diligence delivers surprising, even spiritual lessons. For example, “Not everything is as it will always be”. That is both positive and negative. Learning not all of life is summed up in the present is powerful. That is a lesson we can profit from concerning the family heritage of two […]
PHall | August 12, 2022
“Do not enter the canal of the ear.” That’s the “directions” on the box of “Q-Tips” (actually the generic version). That’s also one of the most ignored “instructions” ever! Why? Because sticking it into the ear canal works! What does this have to do with spiritual things? Many “misuse” the Bible because “misusing” […]
PHall | August 9, 2022
Every time we use the word “cemetery”, whether we know it or not, we are affirming a grand theological truth. Concerning the word “cemetery” notice this from Etymology Online: “Early Christian writers were the first to use it for “burial ground,” though the Greek word also had been anciently used in reference to the sleep […]
PHall | August 9, 2022
“Garage Stays”. That’s what the advertisement read for a house for sale. I’ve heard of “garage sales” which contrary to the obvious meaning of “garage sale” doesn’t mean the garage is for sale! But “garage stays”? So I read more. The fuller description did indeed say, “garage stays”. However, that was just part of the […]
PHall | August 9, 2022
Kafka wrote, “A cage went in search of a bird”. What did he mean? That’s debatable, but despite what he meant if he meant anything, I see a meaning behind this paradoxical aphorism: Humans crave the absurd. A cage is a prison. Sennacherib called Hezekiah “a caged bird” after his siege that ended in failure […]