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• Is It OK to Have a Woman Pastor Your Church? Sarah Stewart Thinks So

  

  By Elizabeth PrataWomen have made many contributions to Christianity. Women believers are an incredible resource, and not incidentally, made in God's likeness... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Puritan Wives: Anne Hutchinson- Screeching Usurper, Or Passionate Devotee?

  

  By Elizabeth PrataYou know how some people jokingly say he or she 'broke the internet'? Well, Anne Hutchinson broke the colony.History hasn't been that kind to... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Kay Cude Poetry: Faith and a Broken Heart

  

  Kay Cude poetry. Used with permission. Click to enlargeArtist's Statement: By Kay CudeThere are staunchly defended and heatedly argued "opinions" concerning... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• On Writing

  

  As I was talking with a church friend last night at our church bonfire, he asked me about my writing. He wondered if I make a schedule of what essays I'm going... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Beth Moore Has a Lot to Answer for in Normalizing Women Preaching/teaching to Men

  

  By Elizabeth PrataSometimes the pot warms its water so slowly even the most discerning frog swimming in it doesn't realize the change in temperature in his... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Abecedarium, Bestiary, and Emblem Books: What Do They Have to Do with the Bible?

  

  By Elizabeth Prata"I don't have time to read." I hear this a lot. I say this a lot. I used to read widely and incessantly before I was saved. Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Is Scripture Clear? Should We Speak Declarative Truth?

  

  By Elizqbeth PrataI hope this fine fall week has offered you beautiful glimpses of God's creative intellect and His wonderful power. It's finally cooled down... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Gay Demographics: What Are the REAL Numbers?

  

  By Elizabeth PrataThis post first appeared on The End Time in June 2012If the homosexual lobby is to be believed, every other person you bump into is gay. Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Prata Potpourri: Susie Spurgeon, The Tone Police, Female Preachers,...

  

  Here are a few items for your consideration tonight.It's been a cool fall day here in north Georgia, and I appreciate this season so much. The oppressive heat... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• A Day in the Life of A: Potter

  

  By Elizabeth PrataPrevious essays in the series:A Day in the Life of a: ScribeA Day in the Life of a: ShepherdA Day in the Life of: A TannerA Day in the Life... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Should You Attend a Cursillo Weekend? (Great Banquet/Walk to Emmaus/Tres Dias...

  

  By Elizabeth PrataPart 1 here: The Cursillo TheologyPart 2 here: The Cursillo ExperienceThe plaudits and accolades and gushes of past participants of the many... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Sunday Word of the Week: Fruit of the Spirit, Joy

  

  By Elizabeth PrataOn Sundays I usually post a theological word with its definition, then an explanation, and use it in a verse. I also use a picture to represen... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• What Happens at The Great Banquet/Walk to Emmaus/Tres Dias Etc Weekend? Part 2

  

  By Elizabeth PrataThis is part 2 of a 3-part series. Part 1 hereIntroductionPlease forgive the length. I researched scrupulously and collected a good amount of... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Are You Invited to The Great Banquet? (Not the One Hosted by Jesus, Another One)...

  

  By Elizabeth PrataThis is part 1 of a 3-part series. I'll look in this part at the theology behind The Great Banquet/Tres Dias/Walk to Emmaus retreats (all... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Why Can't They See She's a False Teacher? One Reason: "Deception by Investment"

  

  By Elizabeth PrataThis first appeared on The End Time in July 2011.We are told that in the last days, deceivers will come. They will carry false doctrines, fals... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Beth Moore Anoints Kevin Jones as a Third Adam

  

  When someone is a false teacher, their perfidy can show almost immediately, as it did with Charles Templeton. Or it can be hidden for a number of years and... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Jesus's Pain, His Love, His Priesthood

  

  We are told that the times during the Tribulation will become increasingly loveless (Matthew 24:12). They are turning cold even now. Many people tell me they ar... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• What Will Become of the Devil? Satan's End

  

  By Elizabeth PrataPart 1: I will vs. I AMPart 2: From Lucifer to Satan: The Devil's originsOn Friday I posted a comparison of the statements in the Bible that... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Sunday Word of the Week: Love

  

  By Elizabeth PrataOn Sundays I usually post a theological word with its definition, then an explanation, and use it in a verse. I also use a picture to represen... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• From Lucifer to Satan: The Devil's Origins

  

  By Elizabeth PrataPart 1: I will vs. I AMSatan fell. (Isaiah 14:12, Ezekiel 28:11-19). We do not know when, because the timeline for God's creation of the... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY