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PHall | August 30, 2023
“Works” in Romans versus James: Romans (theological) – “not saved by works” (Romans 4:2) means, our works cannot fundamentally change God to save us because of faith in our works. James (practical) – “saved by works” (James 2:24) means, God fundamentally changes us in salvation to have works because of our faith in God. Other […]
PHall | August 30, 2023
Showing Off to Impress a Girl How real are the people in the Bible? When my future wife attended my basketball games, this 5.11 boy became a 7 foot, shooting, dribbling, rebounding monster! One game she attended, after grabbing the rebound, I started dribbling up the court, hounded by the defense…got tripped, rolled head-over-heels, came […]
PHall | August 30, 2023
Is this an unforeseen consequence or part of the whole agenda…. If a child can change their gender and decide they are in the wrong body, and then consent to life-altering surgery…. Then why can’t a child consent to be sexually active with an adult? Even some advocating a gay lifestyle are being haunted at […]
PHall | August 30, 2023
Grief Comes in Waves Grief is like waves on a beach. They both form from something deep, that rises to the surface. Like waves, grief comes in different sizes, unpredictable in timing other than the certainty both are coming. Whether large or small, fast or slow, both grief and waves release the churning that is […]
PHall | August 30, 2023
A spiritual being, who had left heaven, came to earth. Once here, he dwelt in corporeal form. He came to talk to humanity about life and death; encouraging the people to become more like God. This is a familiar story of… the first temptation and fall in Eden (Genesis 3:1-5). Satan is a spiritual […]
PHall | August 30, 2023
God’s Heroic Spiritual Gene Heroes are, by the very nature of the descriptive term, admired. Men and women who rush into certain or uncertain death, to rescue a friend or even a stranger, are universally hailed as heroes. But heroes don’t fit in to the theory of evolution. Here’s the conundrum. Atheistic Naturalists freely admit […]
PHall | August 22, 2023
What does it mean to be born again? To be born again is language from John 3. Some invoke Ezekiel as the background that this teacher should have known, as Jesus rebukes Nicodemus. I think the background is Genesis 1-2. Born of water and the Spirit is how creation begins. The Spirit hovered over […]
PHall | August 22, 2023
Romans (theological) – “not saved by works” (Romans 4:2) means, our works cannot fundamentally change God to save us because of faith in our works. James (practical) – “saved by works” (James 2:24) means, God fundamentally changes us in salvation to have works because of our faith in God. Other succinct ways of saying […]
PHall | August 18, 2023
Which Apostle Had It The Easiest? Which apostle had it easiest? James. That answer may be surprising. Even more surprising is why and how. In Acts 12, James is martyred first among the apostles. Somemay question God’s fairness, may even complain, “Why did God allow James to die but allowed Peter to live?” Considering the […]
PHall | August 18, 2023
A Conversation about a Dream HIM: “I’m just waiting on my dream to be fulfilled.” ME: “What’s that?” HIM: “Where I don’t have to ask anyone for anything. I can just lay down the money and get what I need or what someone else needs. What is better than abundance?” ME: “Contentment.” HIM: “What’s that?” […]