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• What Does Jesus Think About Discernment? This Verse Tells You

  

  We live in an age where fellow Christians say that to speak of someone specific being a false teacher is mean, or ill-mannered, or inappropriate. "Just let... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• How to Read the Puritans

  

  On blind spots...JD Greear said,Our Christian forebears were fallible men and women, but so are we. And we fool ourselves to simply assume that we would have ha... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Music in Worship

  

  By Elizabeth PrataI saw a couple of quotes today one after the other (not linked or published on purpose, just happenstance) that made me think about music in... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Prata's Place/ Graceful Garlands 48: Welcome Work

  

  By Elizabeth PrataMy title comes fromHear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching, for they are a graceful garland for your... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Mail Call: What is Your Opinion on the Christian's Responsibility Regarding...

  

  By Elizabeth PrataMail Call on the TV show M*A*S*HQ.I would like your opinion on the Christian's responsibility regarding voting.A.I'm not a good person to... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• One More Thought on Direct Revelation

  

  By Elizabeth PrataYesterday I wrote an essay describing the preeminence of Jesus and how God in Hebrews 1:1-2 said He has spoken through His Son. Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• If You Think God is Speaking Directly Today, Here is What That Means for You...

  

  Women have for at least two generations now, grown up in the faith with famous or celebrity women Bible teachers claiming to have had personal revelations and... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• "Lord, Lord" is Such a Woeful Verse

  

  By Elizabeth PrataOn that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Taming the Tongue on Social Media

  

  Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs.... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Sunday Word of the Week: Orthodoxy

  

  By Elizabeth PrataThe thread of Christianity depends on a unity from one generation to the next of mutual understanding of our important words. Hence the Word o... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• How Could the Israelites Defect from God So Fast? We Ask. But...

  

  By Elizabeth PrataAuthor Gregory Cook in his commentary on Nahum (Severe Compassion: The Gospel According to Nahum), said that we tend to judge Israel harshly... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Prata's Place / Graceful Garlands 47: Name Fame

  

  By Elizabeth PrataMy title comes fromHear, my son, your father’s instruction,and forsake not your mother’s teaching,for they are a graceful garland for your... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• How Many Houses is Too Many?

  

  This is a beautiful Galveston Bay bayfront house, on a double lot, with its own private beach. I wonder whose it is?By Elizabeth PrataFor sale (in 2016):... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• In Love with Nahum

  

  My internet went out at 4:00 yesterday afternoon. I took a quick nap, did some other things, and after an hour or so saw it was still out. I turned the modem... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Who Are Hell's Greatest Enrichers?

  

  From Grace Gems, below is this short piece from Thomas Brooks. Brooks was a British Puritan who lived from 1608 - 1680. If you're interested in Brooks, here is... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Why Study Eschatology?

  

  By Elizabeth Prata1. Why Study Prophecy (the prophetic scriptures)It's a sanctifying hope. Keeping our eyes on the heavenlies keeps our hope in the future rewar... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Daniel's 70 Weeks and Tribulation Explanations

  

  I can't wait to see what you all look like when you are glorified! I can't wait to see the glassy sea, the angels who have helped me, the face of Jesus! I... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Prata’s Place / Graceful Garlands 46: People Pleaser

  

  My title comes fromHear, my son, your father’s instruction,and forsake not your mother’s teaching,for they are a graceful garland for your headand pendants for... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• In Praise of Ordinary

  

  By Elizabeth PrataI live a quiet life, very limited, with a small 'reach' in the daily routines in which I dwell. If it's fall, winter, or spring, I go to... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• A Beautiful Interlude: David's Exultation

  

  During the summer several of our regular Thursday night discussion groups disbanded. In their place, the elders instituted a Tuesday night class going through... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY