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PHall | July 20, 2010
“I need to believe that….” How would we finish that sentence? In the depths of the core of our being, what makes our “being” worth being? Is it that God loves us? Or that someone has truly forgiven us? Is it that we make a difference? Do we need to believe that God is not […]
PHall | July 19, 2010
Reading in public is becoming a lost art. The Bible is not meant solely for reading, but for listening too – “He who has ears to hear” (Matthew 11:15). God’s word is just like music which is created to be performed, and heard. Even if the player is alone, he is hearing the sounds and […]
PHall | July 10, 2010
The two incidents, almost 40 years apart, are vastly different when we look at Moses. It would be interesting to psychoanalyze the differences to see if they are marks of immaturity versus maturity; fresh leadership versus stressed leadership; and maybe other categories.
PHall | July 10, 2010
The first Meribah – Israel has just left Egypt, 430 years of slavery, seen ten plagues demonstrating the power of God and their own place within God’s heart, witnessed a pillar of fire, the dividing of the Red Sea, the destruction of an entire army, bitter water miraculously turned sweet, manna from heaven, more quail […]
PHall | June 30, 2010
To simultaneously give hope and challenge, there’s an old adage that says you can “rise above your raisin’ (i.e., raising).” This means that each individual is not chained by their past but instead is charged to improve their future. Our fate is not fastened to the misfortunes of others. As with most proverbs, there is […]
PHall | June 30, 2010
If we were to write a history of our home church, or of Christianity in our area, what would it look like? That would be determined by why the history is being written. Purpose decides which facts are included and excluded. Seldom if ever is history written to simply record facts – even the simple […]
PHall | June 2, 2010
We are often our most arrogant when defending our own humility. What made me think of that little thought is the various translations of 1 Timothy 1:13. The NASB reads, “violent aggressor” which suggests at least in my mind, physical and bodily force. However the HCSB and ESV read quite differently: arrogant man (HCSB) and […]
PHall | May 18, 2010
The Gospel is not just words, parables, philosophies, or platitudes; although the gospel is told in all those forms. The gospel is flesh (John 1:14; Titus 2:11-14), lived in the flesh, suffered and triumphed in the flesh; the purpose to be ultimately imitated by us in our flesh. That is the real transforming power of […]
PHall | May 7, 2010
Most men within history are famous for what they did. The annals of time record their accomplishments, heroics, inventions, or possibly their words. Seldom is someone remembered for what they did not do, and yet that is exactly why we remember Enoch. What didn’t Enoch do?
PHall | May 7, 2010
Yesterday was not a good day. Exhausted from a gospel meeting the previous week, I slept late that morning. Then working late to make up for the lost time, I didn’t get home until after 8:00 PM. My two daughters had left for a Bible Study and sleep over. Didn’t get to see them all […]