Kathleen S Evenhouse
Writing With Vision
When I have God in the center of my life, when I am growing in my knowledge and faith, when I listen to the whispers of the Holy Spirit who lives in me, my words and actions will reflect Him. In other words: My theocracy matches my theology.
Paul presented the gift of God in Christ and the benefits we receive so clearly that we cannot help but ask ourselves, “Do our lives reflect that reality as they should?” 14-15 The Messiah has made things up between us so that we’re now together on this, both non-Jewish outsiders and Jewish insiders. He tore… Read More
Paul had a unique role as the messenger of the Gospel to non-Jews, but this letter is written to all the members of the church in Ephesians in all its glorious diversity. Read Ephesians 2:14-17 in The Message. If possible, read these verses aloud. 14-15 The Messiah has made things up between us so that… Read More
I keep telling my friend it’s wrong to shoplift, but he just doesn’t buy it. Teacher: This student didn’t wear her belt to school again.Principal: What do you want me to do? Suspender? I went to the grocery store to buy 6 cans of Sprite, but when I got home I realized I’d picked 7up.… Read More
Now because of Christ—dying that death, shedding that blood—you who were once out of it altogether are in on everything. Ephesians 2:12, MSG
Paul preached the truth of the gospel: ethnic diversity in the church is God’s idea (verse 13), and it was going to require a radical new way of living. 1 Corinthian 12 tells us that it doesn’t matter who or what we are when we have all be baptized into one body by one Spirit,… Read More
Jews and Gentile worshipping together? In Ephesus, believers came out of both camps, and racial tensions were high. Paul tells them that it is only through Christ, through the Holy Spirit, that they will be able to live together in peace. Read Ephesians 2:11-13. If possible, read out loud. 11-13 But don’t take any of this… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 