Perryism – The easy way is the hard life and the hard way is the easy life.
PHall | January 5, 2013
Proverbs 13:15 (NET) Keen insight wins favor, but the conduct of the unfaithful is harsh.
PHall | January 5, 2013
Proverbs 13:15 (NET) Keen insight wins favor, but the conduct of the unfaithful is harsh.
PHall | December 18, 2012
Proverbs 21:24 (HCSB) (24) The proud and arrogant person, named “Mocker,” acts with excessive pride.
PHall | April 15, 2012
How are proverbs and parables similar? Both are short and memorable (which is part of their teaching power). Both use human situations to teach divine wisdom – earthly stories and situations with heavenly meanings. Both used existing and accepted ways of teaching but raised them to a new level – neither Solomon nor Jesus invented [...]
PHall | April 4, 2012
There is: no agape without Abba; no baptism without belief; no confession without Christ; no disciples without devotion no eternity without El Shaddai no forgiveness without faith; no good news without grace; no Heaven without humility; no Incarnation without Immanuel; no justification without Jesus; no kingdom without a King; no Lord without law; no Messiah [...]
PHall | July 26, 2011
“Please tell me you meant that” I will say after hearing a pun. I hear the pun, but that does not mean they mean it. Often they are not wise to their own wisecrack. Puns, witticisms, and such are not the inventions of Americans with a warped sense of humor. These puns and plays on [...]
PHall | December 1, 2010
I. REALIZE IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU (Proverbs 5-7; 1 Corinthians 10:12) II. RELATIONSHIP – COMMUNICATION (Proverbs 5:1; 6:20; 7:1) III. RELY ON DIVINE WISDOM (Proverbs 1-4; Song of Solomon) Here are some false ideas about sex: Sex is dirty; Only men are interested in sex; Sex is only for procreation; If you are spiritually [...]
PHall | November 11, 2010
SEVEN RULES FOR FIGHTING FAIRLY WITH YOUR SPOUSE (Adapted from Brent Hunter, and The Triumphant Marriage by Dr. Neil Clark Warren, plus other sources forgotten, and my own material) There are two theories on arguing with women. Neither one works. A man and woman had been married for more than 60 years. They had shared [...]
PHall | September 27, 2010
Death (5:5) – Proverbs 5:5 HCSB Her feet go down to death; her steps head straight for Sheol. Honor or Vitality (5:9) – Proverbs 5:9 HCSB Otherwise, you will give up your vitality to others and your years to someone cruel; Financial Loss (5:10) – Proverbs 5:10 HCSB strangers will drain your resources, and your [...]
PHall | May 9, 2010
A. Husbands love to tell jokes about wives. Of course wives will say that their husbands can think of these jokes because they have more time on their hands! In this lesson, we will be discussing a very busy lady, the woman of Proverbs 31. But our study might diverge from the normal path because [...]
PHall | May 9, 2010
Let’s not overlook that there is a man of Proverbs 31 also! If we want our wife to be the excellent wife of Proverbs 31, then we need to be the excellent husband of Proverbs 31. Can a husband or a wife reach their full potential without the other also becoming their best? A man [...]