Elizabethprata

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• How MUCH Does Jesus Love Us?

  

  Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Do We Have the Ability to Interpret Our Own Circumstances? Should We?

  

  The title's question is an important one. According to New Age-ish teachers like Henry Blackaby in his Experiencing God study,God speaks through circumstances t... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• What is 'earthquake Music'?

  

  I came across a lecture to be given last week at University of Southern California Library in a series called Visions and Voices. Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Red Rage of the Pharisees Yesterday and Today

  

  One moment in the life of a blogger who writes discernment essays:Stumble into the kitchen, bumblingly make the coffee. Yawning, plop down in the chair and... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Did Jesus Come to Judge the World Or Save the World? Context, Context, Context

  

  A favorite tactic for those who take verses out of context, is to read only part of the verse. Or, as in today's case, to take a complete verse as the... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• What Makes a False Religion, False?

  

  Left, a Muslim woman in a hijab. Right, Catholic nun in her habit.If it's not one false religion, it's another. False religion has been with us since the Garden... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Glory of Men Versus the Glory of God

  

  Nevertheless, many even of the authorities believed in him, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, so that they would not be put out of the... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Christians Losing Their Minds Over the Presidential Campaign and Election, Part 2

  

  Yesterday in part 1 I wrote of how this world is temporary. Pagans put their hopes in a human savior, usually in the form of a President or Prime minister, or... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Christians Losing Their Minds Over the Presidential Campaign and Election

  

  First, Christine Caine's social justice foundation mission statement:Christine and her husband Nick founded A21, an anti-human trafficking organization dedicate... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Peter Didn't Know What He Was Saying

  

  1. He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• "Communion with God Ennobles the Whole Man"- The Transfiguration

  

  I listened to S. Lewis Johnson preach on the Transfiguration of Christ last Saturday on Expositor.fm, the 24-hour expository preaching station. Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Kay Cude: Paul and the Scales on Our Eyes

  

  Kay Cude poetry. Used with permission. Click to enlarge. Artist's Statement:There is not one of the Apostles of Christ whom I do not love, and I am so grateful... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• John Piper and His Companions of Fools

  

  Who we choose to hang around with, learn from, and be yoked in fellowship with is important. You know that. But lest we attempt to diminish our personal and... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• UN Creates Global Gay Watchdog Post

  

  The United Nations took action last week to protect global homosexual and transgender activity by appointing a "czar" to investigate discrimination and... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Spurgeon on the Difficult Hebrews Verse

  

  Though once we are saved, we are always saved, OSAS, (John 10:28, Ephesians 1:13), the verse in Hebrews gives some people trouble. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Sexual Sin: It Wants You

  

  Sexual sin is a biggie crouching at the door, waiting to capture you. Do you believe you're immune to it? Do you believe it won't happen to you? Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Kay Cude Poetry: Sodom

  

  Kay Cude poetry. Used with permission. Click to enlarge photoArtist's statement:I want to emphasize the reflection of the burning of Sodom and Gomorrah onto... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Fellowship Without Fear

  

  It's Fall here in Georgia. In honor of the (finally!) cooler temperatures, I scheduled a visit to the sunflower/pumpkin patch with my friend. It's not too far... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Apostasy and Hatred of the Pharisees Made Them Plot to killLazarus

  

  The Plot to Kill LazarusWhen the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he ha... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2016 SPIRITUALITY

• The Beauty of Creation at the Microscopic Level

  

  I love photos and videos that show the microscopic. It's all God's creation and to be able to see the smaller things unusually not observed by the unaided eye... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY