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PHall | December 19, 2024
Jesus Had Every Excuse and Reason, But If there was anyone who was too busy, it was Jesus (Mark 1:29-34, 38-39, 1:40-42, 45; 2:1-2; etc.). If there was anyone who could worship anywhere, it was Jesus (Mark 1:35; Luke 22:39). If there was anyone who was better than those hypocrites, it was Jesus (Mark 1:23-26; […]
PHall | January 13, 2024
“What Would Jesus Do?” Good question. It asks what Jesus’ reaction would be. To answer that question, we could ask, WDJD – What Did Jesus Do? Add to that another good question that also would keep us on the right path – “What Would Jesus Be Doing?” Not all of life is a […]
PHall | February 11, 2022
Why We Need Eden “God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.”” (CSB’17 Genesis 1:28) • Subdue – to subject, subdue, force, keep under, bring into bondage […]
PHall | November 4, 2009
A priest was being honored at his retirement dinner after 25 years in the parish. A leading local politician who was also a member of the congregation was chosen to make the presentation and give a little speech at the dinner. He was delayed so the priest decided to say his own few words while they waited. […]
PHall | October 13, 2009
Jesus began parables with…”The kingdom of heaven is like…” to make His teachings plain and understandable. The parabolic helps us appreciate the immaterial and spiritual because we understand the material and physical. As one little girl reportedly said, a parable is “an earthly story with a heavenly meaning.” But since most of us […]
PHall | October 13, 2009
Too tired to come to church? Too tired to assemble with the saints? Rationalizing, “If I go to church I’ll just fall asleep anyway…I’m so tired I wouldn’t get anything out of it anyway…” Have you ever noticed how often our excuses begin or end with…”anyway?” O.K., maybe those thoughts are true…sometimes. And even maybe […]
PHall | October 13, 2009
What is the importance of a Christian education? As Christians we need a “Christian education.” As Christian parents we should strive to teach our children what we have learned from our studies. And as parents we should also emphasize the importance of getting our children to Bible Classes and to church services so that they […]