Why Bother Praying?
Laura Pratt2017-07-12T11:10:59-07:00If God Knows Everything... If it is true that God knows our needs (see Bible Dictionary, "Prayer,") before we even ask for them - and I have no reason to doubt this, as
Jesus, Lucifer, and the Parable of the Hard Drive
Anna Crowe2017-01-27T16:29:51-07:00App Crashes and a Parable of the Hard Drive Did you ever hear that joke about Lucifer and Jesus in the pre-earth life? Lucifer was getting sick and tired of being told how much more
Help Thou My Unbelief
Laura Pratt2017-07-12T11:07:58-07:00I Believe; Help Thou My Unbelief In Mark 9:17-24 we read the story of the father who was likely at his wits' end of what to do for his son. This humble father pleads
Whose Side I’m On
Laura Pratt2017-07-12T11:03:45-07:00These are divisive times My social media feed is a mess of opposites right now. I see on one side women celebrating the peaceful, love-filled marches they participated in over the weekend, and on
Greater Love Than This
Laura Pratt2017-07-12T11:01:08-07:00There is a scene in Call the Midwife (Season 1, Episode 3) about a woman who is well past prime childbirth years. Her husband, also fairly long in the tooth, is beyond excited for the
Be Patient with Yourself
Laura Pratt2017-07-12T10:58:35-07:00"Be patient with yourself," my friend told me one day as I expressed frustration at things not moving fast enough toward fulfilling a personal goal. "Okay," I said agreeably. But then as I thought about
Running, Finish Lines, and Life
Laura Pratt2017-07-12T10:54:55-07:00“...let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith…” (Hebrews 12:1-2) The Starting Line I took
Spiritual Refuge from Life’s Storms
Laura Pratt2017-07-12T10:35:17-07:00"We cannot be thus settled in doing what Jesus has commanded unless we are first settled about Him.” In Case of Emergency - Nephite Style I have long been a bit confused at
The Great Samaritan
Laura Pratt2017-07-12T10:32:54-07:00"A lmost every day brings opportunities to perform unselfish acts for others." The Good Samaritan The parable of the Good Samaritan is told in Luke 10:25-37. As with all of Jesus' parables, there
Why We Need Added Upon
Anna Crowe2018-09-28T14:18:44-07:00We have a new website here! Woot! Woot! As we introduced this website and "previewed" it with several friends, for the most part, we got one of two responses: This is just what