For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. Philippians 2:13, NIV It occurred to me that this verse would be a good summary of Romans 13.
Kathleen S Evenhouse
Writing With Vision
For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. Philippians 2:13, NIV It occurred to me that this verse would be a good summary of Romans 13.
There’s a fight in America about who’s going to be “king of the hill:” democrats, republicans, progressives, socialists… Many are stridently declaring they’re right and everyone else is stupid or misled. Others have decided that all authority has to go–they’re going to be the law unto themselves. Others have taken advantage of chaos to kill,… Read More
As we look around our country, we realize that this chapter could have been written just for us at such a time as this. Remember that Paul was writing to the Jews living in Rome, under Roman rule, paying Roman taxes, and being persecuted, tortured, and denied their rights. How are we to live in… Read More
Q. Where do crayons go on vacation?A. Color-ado! Q. Which is smarter? Longitude or latitude.A. Longitude, because it has 360 degrees. Q. Why did Miss Muffet need directions?A. She lost her whey.
At first glance, this chapter seems like an impossible to-do list, one at which we are sure to fail. Good thing we don’t have to do it on our own. My infomation chart has two columns: one for me and one for how I interact with others. God + Me How I Relate with Others… Read More
Readers, writer, and curious minds, local author Kathleen Evenhouse would like to take you “behind the scenes” in the re-writing of Biblical stories as historical fiction. You don’t need to dress up or leave home for this FREE 45-minute Zoom meeting on June 30. Your choice of times: 10:30 am or 6:30 pm. Only 10… Read More
How many books have been written over the years about relationships? I wouldn’t even begin to try to count them. Obviously, we humans need help in this arena. Romans 12 is all about relationships, first and foremost about how we relate to God. Once we are in this relationship, it will transform our ways of… Read More