Kathleen S Evenhouse
Writing With Vision
Verses 12-14 always reminds me of the responsive obedience that God requires of those of us whom He has welcomed into His family.He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:8, NIV) What I’m getting at,… Read More
How would you answer if someone asked you, “Who is Jesus Christ?” Think of yourselves the way Christ Jesus thought of himself. He had equal status with God but didn’t think so much of himself that he had to cling to the advantages of that status no matter what. Not at all. When the time… Read More
What does it take to get along with others? As I was drawing Philippians 2, I was also seeing the damage a flood did to a local community. And I pictured what I would look like if rivers of my selfishness overflowed. What damage would it do to me and those around me. If you’ve… Read More
Live as citizen’s of Heaven. This is Paul’s conclusion to the first page of his letter— “Suffering is a much of a gift as is the trusting.” What? What are your thoughts at the the end of this chapter? 27 Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of… Read More
Sometimes life is hard, and we don’t know what will come next. Paul was facing a death penalty, but he trusted that God was in control. It didn’t stop him from thinking about what he would choose, but he decided that God’s plans was the best. He hoped God would give him more time here… Read More
15 It’s true that some are preaching out of jealousy and rivalry. But others preach about Christ with pure motives. 16 They preach because they love me, for they know I have been appointed to defend the Good News. 17 Those others do not have pure motives as they preach about Christ. They preach with selfish ambition, not sincerely, intending… Read More
The first book of the Bible I ever studied through doodling was the book of Philippians. I wasn’t trying to make works of art, but to connect with what I was reading. I’ll be sharing some of these on the following Wednesdays—Bible Doodle blog day. Hope there are other visual learners out there! This letter… Read More
