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PHall | December 23, 2011
Tis Wise To Read A Poem A Day Tis wise to read a poem a day; Stagnant thinking it keeps at bay. Rhythms and rhymes felt in a poem; Guide minds to wonder, wander, roam. Tis wise to write in form of rhyme; Creative thoughts merge and align. Whether whimsy or life beyond; Poems settle […]
PHall | December 20, 2011
PHall | December 19, 2011
Rock exposed to the harshness of life; The storms of nature form rocks of strife. Rock bathed in the waters all around; Slowly, hurtful, hurting edges drowned. Rocks are each one’s life in metaphor; Rough hewn, broken, cracked, dangerous or; Smooth, beautiful, changed by being worn, By The Rock, in Spirit, water born.
PHall | December 15, 2011
Many sincerely believe that the Lord’s Supper can only be observed within an assembly of a local church. I wonder if restricting the Lord’s Supper to the church assembly is necessarily implied by the examples of Acts 20:7 and 1 Corinthians 11. The reason for my doubt is due to 1 Corinthians 10:16-17. 1 Corinthians […]
PHall | December 15, 2011
The third temptation here is not worshiping Satan, which is repulsive. The temptation is as subtle as it is blatant – What is Jesus willing to put up with to get what He wants? He did come for a kingdom, right? Applied personally, what are we willing to put up with to get what we […]
PHall | December 11, 2011
Why was the book of Joshua written? Why is it included in the canon of acceptable books? The answers are hopefully far more interesting than the questions. The answers are not just a technical rehash but a theological reminder of God’s purposes, promises, and even procedures. And in reminding the readers, all can once again […]
PHall | December 10, 2011
In the wilderness Israel complained about the lack of food, drink and the lack of the presence of God. In the Lord’s Supper, we have our food, drink and the presence of God (1 Cor.10:3-4).
PHall | December 10, 2011
There is a silence within the details that sounds an alarm. One temptation ends, and another begins, but what about in between? The silence is the amount of time between each encounter in the battle between Jesus and Satan in the wilderness. Unlike the revealing text declaring that afterwards the angels “immediately” came and began […]
PHall | December 9, 2011
It is fitting that baptism is an immersion imitating a burial. Under the water the eyes are closed, the breathing stopped, and death is imitated. Rising out of the water we open our eyes anew and breathe in life again. Yes, it is fitting that baptism imitates a resurrection.
PHall | December 8, 2011
Jesus sank below the water as man and walked on the water as God. In baptism He was overcome; and in the storm He overcame. In the Jordan He submitted; and on Galilee He commanded. The force was never the water; the power was the God-Man’s will. The water always served its Maker, its Master, […]