Moving every three to seven years was a fact of my life growing up. It’s wasn’t something we got to choose—that’s just the way it was. At 18, I moved east halfway across the country to go to college. Three years later and married, we moved to the Chicago area, my husband’s stomping ground. After… Read More
Philippians 1:18-19 Prayer and Response
What makes Paul happy? The fact that the message about Christ is being told. So, he’s rejoicing at the same time that he wants a get-out-of-jail card. What does he know? That his friends are praying for him and the Holy Spirit is helping him. That’s why he has hope. That’s why he can rejoice… Read More
Planting GPS devices in your neighborhood
Biblical parable, Matthew 13:3–9 Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seeds. As he scattered them across his field, some seeds fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate them. Other seeds fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seeds sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow. But the plants soon wilted under the… Read More
Life Demands Strength
I bought a Seers t-shirt for my son-in-law that says “Life only demands the strength you possess.” There’s a story behind this purchase. A few months ago, 16-year-old Blake Van Vark was killed in a traffic accident. My son-in-law had been both his teacher and his coach. In a Pella fundraiser put on by the… Read More
Philippians 1:15-17 What are your motives?
Paul says, “The Good News is the Good News no matter who’s doing the telling or why.” I want to have regular checkups on my heart. Does it match the words of my mouth or am I in need of a transplant? Philippians 1:15-17 (New Living Translation) It’s true that some are preaching out of… Read More
Today I was Martha
Still your mind, open the eyes of your heart (through visual imagery), join the flow of the Holy Spirit, and journal. I learned these steps to hear God’s voice recently, and I’ve been practicing. Mark Virkler suggests that if you are just learning how to listen for his voice, put yourself into one of the… Read More
Philippians 1:12-14 Circumstances
We may not like our circumstances, but we don’t have the same overview that God has. He’s right there with us no matter where we are, and we are sometimes amazed to find that the circumstances that we have been complaining about have a purpose we could never have imaged. Philippians 1:12-14 (New Living Translation)… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 