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• Salt is a Corrosive, Too

  

  By Elizabeth PrataI lived in Maine for 30 years, and was born and bred in Rhode Island before that, so I'm a New Englander through and through. I know snow.It... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• One Major Way Christian Self-help Books Damage You

  

  By Elizabeth Prata"Christian" self-help books saturate the publishing market. Isn't the notion of Christian self-help an oxymoron? We can do all things...throug... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• South Afrikaaner Swallowed by a Whale

  

  By Elizabeth PrataThe video program Snapped in the Wild by Barcroft TV is a show that presents exciting wild animal-human interactions or animal-animal... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Songs of Praise, Looking up

  

  By Elizabeth PrataJerusalem from Scopus‎We have no means of knowing whether Joseph and Mary entered Jerusalem on their way to Bethlehem. They certainly passed i... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Devastating Consequences of Jealousy

  

  By Elizabeth PrataThe Bible is replete with examples of real people living real lives. Since the Bible people are real people, AKA sinners, they sin. The Bible... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Prata Potpourri: Women's Day, Fencing the Lord's Table, Discernment Thinking,...

  

  By Elizabeth PrataMy friend the school secretary related a cute story. One of the staff is retiring. The office personnel were congratulating him. Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• "If You’re Physically Able to Attend Your Church on the Lord’s Day, and You...

  

  By Elizabeth PrataRecently I wrote about the importance of attending church regularly. (Popular blogger says you don't have to "do" church). Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Poetry: Waiting for the Day

  

  By Elizabeth PrataThe clarity of grey moonlightFocused determination of the antJoyous song of the mockingbirdRushing clamor of the tidesAll these You have... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Encouragement for Ladies Living with an Abusive Past

  

  By Elizabeth PrataA friend of mine sent these recommendations to me. You might consider these two resources if you are struggling to shed the baggage of an... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• There is True Freedom in Jesus

  

  By Elizabeth PrataI'm originally from New England. New Hampshire's state motto is "Live Free or Die".It's so cold in NH, locals say 'live, freeze, and die. Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Mail Call: Our Identity in Christ

  

  By Elizabeth PrataMail Call from the old TV show M*A*S*HI was asked-"What does it truly mean and practically mean for us to find our identity in Christ? What... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Usefulness of Dystopian Fiction

  

  By Elizabeth PrataTim Challies is a reader and a book reviewer. He is the author and promoter of the Annual Christian Reading Challenge, in which I participate. Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Our Days Are Numbered

  

  By Elizabeth Prata*I heard an Adrian Rogers sermon several years ago that stayed with me. He talked about how people delay their decision for or against Jesus,... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Mail Call: Knowing God Vs Knowing About God

  

  By Elizabeth PrataMail Call on the TV show M*A*S*HI was asked recently how one knows the difference between knowing that you know God or if you're fooling... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Predictive Prophecy's Value

  

  By Elizabeth PrataOnly God can accurately predict the future. This is because He plans it, He enacts it, and He sustains it. He is the author of it.Man can gues... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Angus Buchan: Follow up to Discernment Article 7 Years Later

  

  By Elizabeth PrataWhen I was publishing a newspaper, and writing and editing for it, I'd publish articles covering needed construction of a municipal building, ... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Kay Cude Poetry: God's Draw

  

  Poetry by Kay Cude. Kay Cude is a Texas poet. Used with permission. Click to enlarge.The following is the Artist's Statement.The credit for the direction of my... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Falling Overboard...will He Remember Me?

  

  By Elizabeth PrataI lived aboard a sailing yacht for two years and sailed up and down the Eastern Seaboard. Here is our boat.At anchor in the ChesapeakeUpping... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Where Everybody Knows Your Name

  

  By Elizabeth PrataIn the 1980s, the Cheers television show dominated the comedic airwaves. It was hilarious and maintained its high-ratings almost throughout it... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Writer's Responsibility

  

  By Elizabeth PrataChristian books, pamphlets, blogs, letters, reviews, essays...it's all so much. It is so easy nowadays to start a blog and begin writing. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2019 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY