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PHall | June 6, 2023
Disease as Enemy If the last enemy is death (1 Corinthians 15:26), can we understand disease, birth detects, trauma, and other such attacks on our bodies likewise as enemies? No death existed in Eden. Doesn’t that imply there were no diseases either? Wouldn’t access to the tree of life inhibit such defilement since disease leads […]
PHall | November 30, 2022
We Don’t Fail Because Others Are Too Strong “Never blame your failure on the strength of another”. I do not know the origin of the quote, but the idea is biblical. Manhood (and womanhood) does not make excuses. Real men accept responsibility. Our failures are ours to own. If we fail, it is not because […]
PHall | June 26, 2022
“While We Stand and Sing” At the end of the sermon, the preacher often asks the congregation to rise when singing the invitation song. When this tradition began, I don’t know. Possibly standing is just physical, giving everyone an opportunity to stretch after the…way to short sermon! Maybe it a psychological boost for those who […]
PHall | July 20, 2021
As a Hebrew and Israelite, when David wrote the first line of what has become enumerated as the 23rd Psalm, he had no other known meaning than, “YAHWEH is my Shepherd”. As followers of Jesus, we know Him as the great shepherd because of John 10. In that sense, join me in rewording the Psalm […]
PHall | April 23, 2020
Thou will I glory, for lifting me up; rival, not over me, not my foes, triumph. Yahweh God, I cried, Healed me from Sheol. Helped, raised, spared, death sighed. Pit, grave, survived soul. Unto Yahweh sing Holy, holiness. Thou remembrance ring, Faithful saints of His.
PHall | April 15, 2020
The word enemy(ies)/oyeb occurs in 273 verses in the Hebrew Bible, our Old Testament. Seventy-three of those verses occur in one book, that’s 27% of the times. One could think that book might be one of the many historical books describing battles, or even the exiles. One might be right about that, and wrong at […]
PHall | March 9, 2020
Judas most infamously kissed Jesus in the garden. Why was this kiss so horrendously sinful and anti-scriptural?1. It was a sign identifying Jesus as the one. This led to Jesus arrest and death.2. It was through a method of showing relationship, even friendship. This makes it a hypocritical act.Now takes those two marks of Judas’ […]
PHall | September 3, 2018
Yahweh is a universal God (v.1) because He created the universe: the earth, its inhabitants, and the heavens. Notice this beautiful imagery – “You have covered the heavens with Your majesty” (v.1). Reminds me of Romans 1:20 – “For His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen since […]
PHall | September 3, 2018
An ex-convict, hoping to keep the “ex“ current, became a Christian. The problem was the judge was still deliberating his case and punishment. Part of the crime consisted of illegal drug use. He approached me to write a letter to the judge on his behalf. I did. To this day I don’t know if the […]
PHall | August 28, 2018
Hills and mountains do not have only one side. While that is obvious, good-hearted believers tend to forget the obvious when warning about “slippery slopes.” In the arena of spiritual matters, a slippery slope argument is the fear an action will lead to a chain reaction resulting in an undesirable and unscriptural end or ends. […]