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PHall | December 17, 2019
When Jesus walked the earth, I imagine it much like when God walked in the Garden (Genesis 3:8). At first there was joy being around His creation. Then that final walk for each came because of sin, and the sin brought deaths. Because of sin Adam and Eve walked away from the tree of life, […]
PHall | December 17, 2019
Why is abortion so popular and applauded? It is power over the vulnerable. Jesus became the most vulnerable, and then the most powerful was threatened. Both Herod and those who “love” abortion are protecting their positions even if it means destroying the vulnerable. Unfortunately, abortion is not the only example. Even gossip in a church […]
PHall | December 17, 2019
PHall | November 22, 2019
Never have I put these two text together but…Genesis 3:2-3 – “The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit from the trees in the garden. But about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God said, ‘You must not eat it or touch it, or you will die.’”” […]
PHall | November 18, 2019
PHall | November 18, 2019
Matthew begins in a most boring way:“An account of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham:” (CSB’17 Matthew 1:1) followed by mind-numbing names.Boring if you are not a Jew. Hidden to Gentiles in plain sight are:• 4 of the most important promises made.• 3 promises made to one man.• […]
PHall | November 18, 2019
Many funerals have I attended within the last couple of years, including my mother’s. There is a part of me that experiences guilt because of the felt grief. For those who have lost ones, you know the hope of the resurrection. But let me share a thought that is hopefully comforting.Notice what Paul does not […]
PHall | November 15, 2019
Jesus’s cleansing of the temple, throwing out the money-changers, calling it a house of prayer, is more expansive than I ever imagined. It is a connecting link between who Jesus is and what we are to be.1. In the beginning, all of the earth was created to be God’s temple. Sin entered God’s temple followed […]
PHall | November 13, 2019
Leaders need to listen…but not always or else they become followers and not leaders. There are numerous examples in the Bible – and in life – that show the various balances, when it is successful, when it fails. If I were to ask, “Why did the Israelites wander for 40 years?” A correct answer would […]
PHall | November 13, 2019
If you could change one thing about yourself and:1) Haven’t tried – there is a difference between a wish and work.2) Tried but failed – there is a difference between trying on your own and being changed by the Holy Spirit.If we all could change one thing about ourselves it is being satisfied with mediocrity […]