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• Book Review Shots: Updates on Books Read and To-read

  

  By Elizabeth PrataTime for a reading update!I am on summer break from my job in an elementary school. I'm a teacher's aide, now called "para-professional. Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Does the SBC and Lifeway Apply a Double Standard to Beth Moore? Open Letter...

  

  By Elizabeth PrataThere has been quite a hue and cry over the Open Letter to Beth Moore that I and 5 other ladies published on June 18. That is a direct... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Propitiation: A Stunning Method to Bring the Son a Bride

  

  From John MacArthur et al Biblical DoctrinePropitiation: Scripture represents Christ's death not merely as a sacrifice, but as a propitiatory sacrifice. Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Opposite View of Elisha's Servant

  

  By Elizabeth PrataDuring preparation for battle, prophet Elisha's servant was weak kneed and worried. There seemed to be a lot of them and not a lot of us. Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Interlude: Thoughts on Our Dazzling, Righteous, Holy Savior

  

  By Elizabeth PrataSometimes when I read the Bible and I learn the deep truths of God, I cry and turn my face away, saying, "God, it’s too much for me!" Not... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Bring Me a Minstrel: Music in Worship

  

  By Elizabeth PrataYou know the quote, I'm sure:Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.― William CongreveMusic does... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• An Open Letter To Beth Moore

  

  Dear Mrs. Moore,Hello – we hope this finds you doing well.We as female Bible teachers ourselves write this letter to you in hopes of receiving clarification of... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Theology Gals: Encouragement for Singles

  

  By Elizabeth PrataI don't "struggle with singleness." There are lots of things I do struggle with, but living single isn't one of them. Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Only Way to Deal with Sin is to Mortify It

  

  By Elizabeth PrataReading through 1 and 2 Kings is tough. The same patterns are shown, the sinful kings who did right only ... It's like saying you're sorry,... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Dead Bodies and Live Bodies

  

  By Elizabeth PrataI'm reading through 1 and 2 Kings this month. There are certainly many interesting and strange things happening in those books of history.... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Where Are the Good and Godly Men in Your Life?

  

  By Elizabeth PrataI know there's a lot of "where are the strong Christian men" themes around. I know that male headship is under attack and the rise of... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• On Having Ears to Hear

  

  By Elizabeth PrataYo can hear the difference, can't you? When a sermon is full of truth or if it isn't. When a person is sincere and when they aren't. Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• On Every High Hill...

  

  By Elizabeth Prata'Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD'.For they also built for themselves high places and sacred pillars and Asherim on every high hill... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Panting After More Light

  

  By Elizabeth PrataA little lightWe've all got our favorite metaphors from the Bible and mine's the "light". Just before I was converted, I first understood sin... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Practical, Helpful Questions for the Sermon Hearer; Plus Book Review

  

  By Elizabeth PrataI love to listen to sermons, especially my own pastor's sermons. They are rich and deep with a lot to think about. Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• There Are No Other Gods

  

  By Elizabeth PrataO come, let us sing for joy to the Lord,Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.2 Let us come before His presence with... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• 'Put On' Love

  

  By Elizabeth PrataI'm old enough now that the songs played on the radio's Oldies station are the songs of my youth and teen years. The Supremes' 1964 song "Baby... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Prata Potpourri: God’s Inner Work, Washing Dishes, Insta Manifesto, Breakfast...

  

  By Elizabeth PrataWe've had two weeks of intensely hot weather here. It started in May and just didn't let up. The hot dryness meant withering flowers and... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Lost Person: Needs a Missionary. My (short) Story of the Amazon

  

  By Elizabeth PrataIn 2013 I watched a movie called End of the Spear, about missionaries making first contact with the Stone Age Huaorani tribe of Ecuador not fa... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• So Late So Soon? The Passage of Time for Us All

  

  By Elizabeth PrataI was driving along, listening to my favorite radio station. It's a station that plays country during the day, old timey southern Gospel at... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY