By Elizabeth Prata I grew up in a household that rejected God. I didn't go to church except once in a while as a sputter here and there. I knew nothing of the Bible. My parents were both readers. I'm glad, I turned into a reader then a student of literacy then a teacher of …
Why are so many believers looking for more?
By Elizabeth Prata Sufficiency of scripture is an important topic for me as a woman, because so many of the books aimed at women loading the shelves at Christian bookstores, and so many women's ministries telling us we should be hearing from God or are touting some author's experience from having heard from God. I listened …
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Just imagine if someone came up to you and said this!
By Elizabeth Prata The Bible is clear that there is a devil, and that he was an angel who fell and now opposes God and all He stands for. The Bible isn't too frequently forthcoming on explicit information on the old snake but it does reveal some. I keep going back to Isaiah 14:12-14, How …
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‘God has big plans for you!’
By Elizabeth Prata I know you've heard of that before. In evangelizing, it seems that many believers want to entice the lost into the faith by promising them big success, in the form if this line- God has big plans for you! It's everywhere. I find this evangelical approach offensive. Here is reason #1: It's …
“Zero Fluff Ladies’ Bible Studies”
by Elizabeth Prata Sharon Lareau at Chapter 3 Ministries published a post with the title "Zero Fluff Bible Studies." I like that title. Sadly, so much of what passes for Bible Studies these days are either an ego-driven study of the author herself, a treatise on hearing from God, or emotionalism galore and not a proper …
Sunday word of the Week: Omniscience
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. The simple definition: Omniscience: God's knowing all things that are proper object of knowledge, including all future events. Definition from Biblical Doctrine, MacArthur & Mayhue, …
Look at the birds of the air
By Elizabeth Prata It's fall here in north Georgia. Many of the migrating birds of the north are returning and the trees in my yard are more alive than ever with birdsong. And now that the temperatures don't require air conditioning, my windows are open to hear them. Birdsong is such a happy sound. I …
