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PHall | February 16, 2013
Nowadays they don’t stone the prophets, they just fire the preachers. That “Perryism” is brought to you courtesy of a preacher who has been fired…and thankful he didn’t get stoned. David Tant, “comforted” me saying, “No preacher is worth his salt, who hasn’t been fired.” While surely hyperbole, there is truth. In Exodus 17.4, Moses […]
PHall | February 15, 2013
A prayer that is not a prayer? Patience, and we all might learn an alarming but needed lesson, especially for those days when our “cup of complaints runneth over.” On the 15th day of the 2nd month after being powerfully freed from bondage, Israel impatiently complains to Moses (Ex 16.1-3). Running low or completely out […]
PHall | February 2, 2013
When is a legitimate complaint wrong? That question will be experienced time and again by Israel in the wilderness. Looking inwardly, what did we do that last time someone complained to us? I’ve learned the uncomfortable lesson that a complaint to me about anything is often a complaint about me. After crossing through the Red […]
PHall | February 1, 2013
To experience the awe of prayer, lift up words of praise, and nothing but praise. Speak out loud of God’s holiness, power, love, faithfulness, salvation, exaltation, glory, wondrous deeds, majesty, reign, uniqueness, redemption, and eternity. Yes, even His wrath is praiseworthy. Pray without asking for anything. If the prayer is public, the “amen’s” should roar; […]
PHall | January 31, 2013
Do you ever look back at your prayers in shame? An advantage to having a “good forgetter” is periodically I get surprised when reading the Bible. Forgetting what I know, the story becomes “new” again. What did I forget this time? That Israel forgot. The 10 Plagues are over, devastating Egypt economically and emotionally. Israel […]
PHall | January 28, 2013
There are excuses, and there are reasons. Can a reason turn into an excuse? Can the reasonable become replaceable with faith, by Spirit given gifts? Going down to Egypt, every thought and word of Moses expresses hesitancy, inadequacy, and stubbornness (4.1-11); accompanied by grace-placated submission (Ex 4.14-17). After the mission successfully “fails” (4.21), Moses blames […]
PHall | January 27, 2013
If you plan to fail and you fail, did you fail or succeed? More than just a funny conundrum, the answer may be a little too close to home, too personal and applicable. Add to that this: If you don’t succeed according to how God wants you to succeed, did you fail or did God […]
PHall | January 25, 2013
When God calls, the Almighty doesn’t ask for resumes of our qualifications listing our skills, success rate, experience or education. God does not want our confidence in ourselves; God wants our confidence in Him. God doesn’t want our talents; God will give His gifts. God does not call the qualified; God qualifies the called. It’s […]
PHall | January 23, 2013
God remembers those who are His even when they forget they belong to God. Four hundred years ago, a small band consisting of a large family, moves to Egypt. All is well, but is not ending well. Political winds change and the family of the favored leader suffers. God’s blessings turn into a curse. Pharaoh’s […]
PHall | January 22, 2013
Death is knocking on your door; the family is gathered around your bed. Carefully you choose your last words, to be forever etched and echoing within your loved ones’ memories. Each family member approaches, and you share with them your last will and testament consisting only of words. In Patriarchal times, these are called blessings. […]