Kathleen S Evenhouse
Writing With Vision
Do you read the geneaologies in the Bible or skim through them quickly? I must confess that my usual mode is a quick glance for names I recognize, but there is something that draws the eye in Matthew’s lineage of Jesus—FIVE WOMEN ARE LISTED! I want to know why. Don’t you? words→pictures→doodle→for some of us:… Read More
Scenes from this story in Ruth 1 have been painted over and over for centuries. There is so much truth and love woven into this one short chapter. To emphasize this weaving, I added texture to these painting by Matthews and Lastman so they resemble tapestries, because these stories add texture to our lives as… Read More
Genesis 31 tells the story of Jacob’s sneaking away from his Uncle Laban’s land—taking with him the family, flocks, servants, and great wealth that he had accumulated. Laban gathers his fighting men and goes after them. The angel of God is visits Jacob and Laban, and instead of a battle, they declare peace and boundaries.… Read More
So much of the Book of Ruth takes place in and around the growing, harvesting crops. But wheat and barley are not the only things growing. So is faith. This a “computer doodle.” I combined wheat, trees, a well, a threshing floor, and mountains—all part of Ruth’s story. One day Ruth the Moabite said to… Read More
What prompted Judah to suggest selling his brother Joseph? Was it to save his brother’s life or to keep his own hands clean? Was he protecting Joseph or did he hate his brother so much he wanted him to suffer? So when Joseph arrived, his brothers ripped off the beautiful robe he was wearing. Then they… Read More
What a crazy story. Why is it in the Bible? These two people found themselves in impossible situations, and they made mistakes. Yet God chose them to be in lineage in which his son entered the world. Crazy story? Yes, but it’s there for us to learn from. Judah noticed her and thought she was… Read More
Listening as the word is read may seem old-fashioned in our time of high technology, but the was the learning style of choice and necessity for most ofm an’s history. For us today, I’d like to suggest a new-to-us way of hearing God’s word: dramatic reading and reader’s theater presentations. Kids even think felt boards… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 