by Prasanta | Apr 9, 2020 | Change, Christ, Christianity, Cross, God's love, Hope, Jesus, Lent, Love, Mercy, the cross
Did Jesus practice eucharisteo* as he walked to Calvary? As people spat and spurned, did he continue to give thanks to God the father? Did he continue to give thanks as he was so greatly burdened, bowed down with the heavy load, bruised, agonizing, and all he could...
by Prasanta | Apr 17, 2019 | Change, Christ, Christianity, Cross, God's love, Hope, Jesus, Lent, Love, Mercy, the cross
Did Jesus practice eucharisteo* as he walked to Calvary? As people spat and spurned, did he continue to give thanks to God the father? Did he continue to give thanks as he was so greatly burdened, bowed down with the heavy load, bruised, agonizing, and all he could...
by Prasanta | Apr 16, 2019 | Christianity, Cross, Jesus, Lent, Lenten Meditation, Loneliness
19 And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” Matthew 8:19-20 ESV 18-19 When Jesus saw...
by Prasanta | Mar 27, 2018 | Change, Christ, Christianity, God's love, Hope, Jesus, Love, Mercy, the cross
Did Jesus practice eucharisteo* as he walked to Calvary? As people spat and spurned, did he continue to give thanks to God the father? Did he continue to give thanks as he was so greatly burdened, bowed down with the heavy load, bruised, agonizing, and all he could...
by Prasanta | Mar 21, 2017 | Apologetics, Christianity, Faith, Home Education, Home Education Resources
In my previous post, I listed Category 1 of the Apologetics “course” my kids study during high school. I know there is much more out there, many great resources, and we supplement this list (included in full below) with Bible study and reading...
by Prasanta | Mar 13, 2017 | Christianity, College/Higher Learning, Education, Truth
“Genesis is simply a book of poetry.” “First and Second Samuel are historical fiction.” __________________________________ Where do you think you might expect to hear the above statements? In a discussion with another individual about the...
by Prasanta | Feb 14, 2017 | Art, Beauty, Brokenness, Christianity, God's love, Jesus, Life, Loss
I wrote about Armando Valladares last week, and surprisingly, a few days ago, I found out my son had read his book, Against All Hope, a couple of years ago. My son was practicing an intro for one of his speeches, I was listening/critiquing, and I was surprised to hear...
by Prasanta | Dec 12, 2016 | Christianity, Faith
If you are a regular reader, you know that I am a debate coach, and my kids participate in Team Policy Debate. For the past 4-5 years, we have tried to attend one debate camp each summer. It gives us a jumpstart on the upcoming season, information about the new...
by Prasanta | Jul 23, 2013 | Christ, Christianity, Spiritual Battle, Truth
An online friend recently wrote a letter addressing a major current social (and political) issue. She was loving and gracious in her words and responses, and while she is receiving some support, she is also receiving some difficult criticism and verbal attacks from...
by Prasanta | Feb 13, 2012 | Christianity, Faith, God's love, God's Word, Knowing Jesus
With the rest of the family at youth retreats, it is only my eight-year old and myself for most of the weekend. We had plans, he and I: movies, snacks, baking muffins, games. We did it all, too. We baked pumpkin muffins and pumpkin bread, watched movies, played chess...
