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PHall | August 29, 2013
Did you hear the joke about the mother-in-law? Apparently, neither did Ruth. In the little book bearing her name, there are no recorded prayers; but there is a prayer-like promise invoking God’s name. The story of Ruth is not about Ruth. The focus is not a love story between the progenitors of David, Ruth and […]
PHall | August 31, 2010
Maybe the The Golden Rule is deeper and more difficult than we think. It does not mean that others should want to be treated the same way we want to be. Too often that is our application. We think others should react to our actions and words the same way we would. Wrong! We want […]
PHall | September 18, 2009
Gentlemen, we need to learn to be real men. Gentlemen, we need to know our place. If we don’t know our place in life, we will be filled with delusions and we will not be very happy – and the ladies in our lives will not be happy either. And if they ain’t happy, nobody […]
PHall | September 18, 2009
Dinner “Compliments:” I am a firm believer in complimenting my wife’s cooking. She is great. For those of you who have kitchen-challenged wives and mothers, I want to help you find something positive to say. Here’s a list of compliments: My compliments to the chef…Boyardee (which is redneck for “boy are these” good!) Thanks for […]
PHall | September 18, 2009
Men are different from women. To us, this is nothing innovative, nor surprising, shocking or controversial. Emotionally, mentally, physically, and biologically the sexes are different. Ironically, our commonality is our dissimilarity. Neither sex is inferior or superior to the other…just oddly opposite. Poles apart like the North Pole and the South Pole. The poles […]
PHall | September 17, 2009
32:3 – Make the first move 32:4 – Humility 32:5 – Honesty 32:8 – Being ready to be accepted or rejected 32:8 – Being ready to accept what is impossible or improbable in our eyes 32:9-12 – Prayer 32:9-12 – Dependence Upon God 32:13 – Restitution 32:20 – Being personally accepted 33:3 – Submission 33:10 […]