Kathleen S Evenhouse
Author and Speaker
When Samaritan woman ran back to town to call everyone to listen to this Rabbi who she was convinced was the Messiah, the disciples returned to Jesus at the well. They urged him to eat, and his response was that he had food they didn’t know anything about. They didn’t understand what he meant, but… Read More
I think something’s missing in my life. Like two or three million dollars. You know you’re a mom when you understand why mama bear’s porridge was cold. I once had a job in an orange juice factory but I got canned because I couldn’t concentrate. I never make the same mistake twice. I make it… Read More
I just spent two weeks caring for my 95-year-old mother whose recent infection caused confusion and distress. We talked about this verse a lot–this is the hope she lives with. She trusts God’s promises for her, even when she’s not sure what today or tomorrow holds. Faith lets us release control to the ruler of… Read More
If your family had spent your summer vacation volunteering at an archaeological site, your child might have the best begining-of-the-year theme: “What I did this summer.” “A family volunteering at excavations at Usha, the first location of the Sanhedrin following the Bar Kochba revolt, discovered a previously unknown iron industry at the site and a… Read More
Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie. I childproofed my house but the kids still get in somehow. Today is one of those days when even my coffee needs a coffee. I am one step away from being rich, all I need now is money. An apple a day keeps… Read More
Keep a cool head. Stay alert. The Devil is poised to pounce, and would like nothing better than to catch you napping. Keep your guard up. You’re not the only ones plunged into these hard times. It’s the same with Christians all over the world. So keep a firm grip on the faith. The suffering… Read More
I love to learn new things and to words of wisdom. A blog I read often recently posted some favorite nuggets of wisdom–simple reflective statements–that prompted me to think about complex questions and concepts. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s (1749–1832) Maxims and Reflections was a German writer, statesman, lawyer, playwright, and polymath. Some of the favorites listed in… Read More
