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PHall | April 6, 2022
In Everything? I have a problem with this text. I’ve struggled to explain it, without explaining it away, without weakening it, apparently not understanding it. I’ve resorted to resolving it by going to other passages, such as, “Obey God rather than man” so that “everything” doesn’t include sinful things. I’ve spent more time explaining what […]
PHall | April 2, 2022
Bored while driving down the road, I asked Google on my phone, “What is a Christian?” It instead defined Christianity. Curious what it said?“ Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus.” What do you think of that answer? Substitute “Moses” or “Mohammed”, and you have the […]
PHall | April 1, 2022
TEXT: “But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled and put on the armor of faith and love, and a helmet of the hope of salvation.” (CSB’17 1 Thessalonians 5:8) DEVOTIONAL: Did you know one of the most common reasons young men choose the Marines over other branches of our […]
PHall | March 31, 2022
PHall | March 30, 2022
What if the necessity of the existence of true theology concerning God’s “plural oneness” is less ivory tower and more kitchen table gospel? Let’s argue the opposite. What if there is no “Oneness” of God consisting of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit? 1. What if the “Oneness” is a simplistic numeric existence such […]
PHall | March 29, 2022
A “Better” Argument Against Instrumental Music Despite history showing instrumental music was not part of worshiping God for the majority of worship in “The Way”, and despite the hermeneutical arguments concerning silence and exclusion, neither way is probably the the strongest argument against instrumental music in worship. When we view ourselves and bodies as God’s […]
PHall | March 29, 2022
More Persuasive than Authority TEXT: “Although we could have been a burden as Christ’s apostles, instead we were gentle among you, as a nurse nurtures her own children.” (CSB’17 1 Thessalonians 2:7) DEVOTIONAL: Here are 2 sources of legitimate, positive persuasion: 1. Leadership based authority – Position. 2. Love based authority – Person There are […]
PHall | March 18, 2022
TEXT – “So then, let us not sleep, like the rest, but let us stay awake and be self-controlled. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled….” (CSB’17 1 Thessalonians 5:6-8) DEVOTIONAL – There’s a saying, […]
PHall | March 16, 2022
PHall | March 15, 2022
A Colorful Conversation Once upon a time (to protect the innocent and guilty), I was some place I belonged, but new, so the neighbor didn’t know it was OK. More accurately his dogs did not think it was OK. His dogs barked, alarming him, so he stood outside in his yard watching me. There […]