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PHall | September 2, 2021
A Serious Game On the surface this is a fun game. Going deeper this is a hermeneutics lesson. But first, find 3 differences in these two pictures. Now, these games actually make a good illustration of studying the Bible. 1. If our interpretation doesn’t match Jesus, it is not a perfect match. 2. If our […]
PHall | September 2, 2021
Jesus Confuses Me Jesus confuses me. Only those with enough hubris to always know exactly what others should do based upon “what would Jesus do?” are never confused. Take for example, Luke 12:13 (CSB) Someone from the crowd said, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” I have a brother. That sounds […]
PHall | September 2, 2021
When tragedy happens, when we miss a phone call, or didn’t make one, or fail to do something, or do something that fails, meditate on God and his inspired word. Don’t play the “what if” game although it is very natural. Asking yourself “What if I had done this or that” leads to guilt and […]
PHall | September 2, 2021
Tired of Being Angry The last feeling I need right now is feeling numb. Numbness makes it too easy. So much pain for so long though, tends to desensitize a person, either as a defense mechanism, or from sheer emotional overloading. Instead of feeling numb, I would rather be angry. One way Facebook trains us […]
PHall | September 2, 2021
Is Suffering Good? A “Christianity without tears” (Live Not By Lies, p. 185) is a false religion. I’m beginning to realize that when God pronounced everything “good” in creation, that we imagine suffering did not exist prior to sin. Death did not exist. Disease did not exist. But does that mean no suffering, no pain, […]
PHall | September 2, 2021
How to Evangelize The simplest, clearest, verse on how to evangelize is…. I’ve changed my mind over the years. No longer do I think “personal work” classes are necessary to teach how to evangelize. I’ll teach them, but the reality is every Christian should already know how. That’s because every Christian just needs to tell […]
PHall | September 2, 2021
Is Gender Identity Fluid? There is a new biblical argument being proffered suggesting there are not just two binary genders, but that gender identity is fluid. This is offered to counter the opposing argument that God said, “Let us make them male and female”. This new biblical argument likewise uses the Genesis creation account as […]
PHall | September 2, 2021
If people know our view on covid, but not the Christ. If people know our position on guns, but not grace. If people know our opinion on Biden, but not baptism. If people know our mind on masks, but not mercy. If people know our thoughts on vaccines, but not Jesus’s victory. If people know […]
PHall | August 19, 2021
10 Rules of the Hermeneutics of Interpreting a Pandemic (does this sound familiar?) 1. Choose the stats/facts that agree with your preconceived position. 2. Ignore the stats/facts that disagree with your preconceived position. 3. Be unwilling to change your position when new stats/facts become evident because they do not support your preconceived position. 4. Believe […]
PHall | August 19, 2021
The Audacity of Preaching Think about the audacity of John the Baptist’s preaching: 1. Mark 1:1 – a “gospel” was a term used non religiously to refer to an announcement of military victory. 2. Mark 1:2-3 – God, hundreds of years before, foresaw this victory in the vision of Isaiah. 3. Mark 1:4 – John […]