By Elizabeth Prata PODCAST LINK HERE The deep blue sea. Davy Jones locker. The gloomy deep. The primordial sea. Vast and unplumbed. The dusky mystic ocean. All these and other phrases describing th……
We’ve had Shelby’s diagnosis for years. Dravet Syndrome. A rare and severe seizure disorder characterized by psychomotor developmental delay. The seizures are resistant to treatment and the mortality rate is much higher than in the general population. It’s pretty grim. It’s VERY tough. But it is our normal. It’s a part of who our girl […]…
Failure to read minds is no fault. But when gifts and questions miss, we feel let-down. Because deep down we want to be known. And misses show we’re not.…
By Elizabeth Prata poetry by Kay Cude. used with permission Many times in the Bible, there are appeals for the Lord to remember a person. ‘O Lord, remember me’ is a common entreaty. Her……
By Elizabeth Prata poetry by Kay Cude. used with permission Many times in the Bible, there are appeals for the Lord to remember a person. ‘O Lord, remember me’ is a common entreaty. Her……
Years ago, I worshipped with a small group of believers who did a church plant in Bellingham, Washington. They named the plant, “Oikos,” a transliteration of the Greek term οἶκος, which simply means “house.” I thought it was a pretty cool name for a church plant. But variations on the term οἶκος take us in……
It is not the SIN that will be thrown into the lake of fire but the SINNER God indeed loves the world – so much that he let his only son die for us even though we haven’t deserved it. I……
This should trigger discussion in your small group: What does it mean to love God? I mean, it might be important if Jesus placed it in the top two: love God + love people.…