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PHall | August 13, 2022
Genealogies are hard to read, but diligence delivers surprising, even spiritual lessons. For example, “Not everything is as it will always be”. That is both positive and negative. Learning not all of life is summed up in the present is powerful. That is a lesson we can profit from concerning the family heritage of two […]
PHall | August 12, 2022
“Do not enter the canal of the ear.” That’s the “directions” on the box of “Q-Tips” (actually the generic version). That’s also one of the most ignored “instructions” ever! Why? Because sticking it into the ear canal works! What does this have to do with spiritual things? Many “misuse” the Bible because “misusing” […]
PHall | August 9, 2022
Every time we use the word “cemetery”, whether we know it or not, we are affirming a grand theological truth. Concerning the word “cemetery” notice this from Etymology Online: “Early Christian writers were the first to use it for “burial ground,” though the Greek word also had been anciently used in reference to the sleep […]
PHall | August 9, 2022
“Garage Stays”. That’s what the advertisement read for a house for sale. I’ve heard of “garage sales” which contrary to the obvious meaning of “garage sale” doesn’t mean the garage is for sale! But “garage stays”? So I read more. The fuller description did indeed say, “garage stays”. However, that was just part of the […]
PHall | August 9, 2022
Kafka wrote, “A cage went in search of a bird”. What did he mean? That’s debatable, but despite what he meant if he meant anything, I see a meaning behind this paradoxical aphorism: Humans crave the absurd. A cage is a prison. Sennacherib called Hezekiah “a caged bird” after his siege that ended in failure […]
PHall | August 3, 2022
“Inspir-history” WARNING! I am about to make up a word! One reason I believe in inspiration – that the very words of the Bible are inspired – is because of “inspir-history”. Just as the words of the Bible are chosen by God, that same Bible shows God chosing to “inspire history” by breathing out His […]
PHall | August 2, 2022
The mysterious “tree of the knowledge of good and evil” (Genesis 2:9) has many secrets. One is, what kind of fruit? Tradition says “apple” but this is because the Latin for bad/evil and apple are homonyms and the Vulgate (a Latin translation) was at one time the most popular translation (Psst, the only fruit mentioned […]
PHall | August 1, 2022
It is possible to overstate the place of water within God’s workings, and it is possible to understate it as well. However, an honest approach to scripture shows how intricate water is to God’s involvement in His dealings with His created physical reality. It begins in the beginning. But before we go there, let’s […]