By Elizabeth Prata Bible trivia: When a name is used twice in a row it is an expression of intimacy, communicating great emotion. Abraham! Abraham! Genesis 22:11. Jacob, Jacob. Genesis 46:2. Moses, Moses! Exodus 3:4. Samuel! Samuel!1 Samuel 3:10. Martha, Martha. Luke 10:41. Simon, Simon. Luke 22:31. Jerusalem, Jerusalem Matthew 23:37. Saul, Saul. Acts 9:4 …
‘Looking this way and that’: About that secret sin…
By Elizabeth Prata Now it came about in those days, when Moses had grown up, that he went out to his brethren and looked on their hard labors; and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his brethren. 12So he looked this way and that, and when he saw there was no one …
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Beth Moore deleted half her Kindle chapter: Breaking the Social Compact
By Elizabeth Prata You know that Beth Moore deleted a portion of the material in the Kindle version of the book Praying God’s Word, but that deletion is more extensive than most people know. She got rid of the entire discussion on homosexuality from her chapter Overcoming Sexual Strongholds. It was 6 pages of material. …
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Broken and Crushed…I will remember
By Elizabeth Prata Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted. 5But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed. (Isaiah …
Social Media: On Muting and Blocking
By Elizabeth Prata I grew up without the internet and social media. I roamed the neighborhood at will. I explored ponds, creeks, and woods. I built forts out of sticks and branches, I read books under trees. I biked without a helmet, swam after eating, bought ice cream from the tinkling song ice cream truck, …
Sunday Word of the Week: Aseity
By Elizabeth Prata The thread of Christianity depends on a unity from one generation to the next of mutual understanding of our important words. Hence the Word of the Week. Aseity When we affirm that God is eternal, we are also saying that He possesses the attribute of aseity, or self-existence. ... Unlike creation, God …
The darkness deepens
By Elizabeth Prata I have friends who are unafraid and unashamed to post the biblical truth on social media, like James White, Michelle Lesley, Justin Peters, and so on. We learned a few days ago that Amazon pulled books on the subject of conversion (homosexual) therapy. This week also, the American Institute of Graphic Arts …
