Kathleen S Evenhouse
Writing With Vision
The latter half of Ephesians 4 makes it clear that spiritual growth happens primarily within community, as you interact with others. Iron sharpens iron. It takes a grinding wheel to sharpen a blade, and so one person sharpens the character of another. Proverbs 27:17, TPT This is one of the purposes of being together as… Read More
Out with the OLD. In with the NEW. Be transformed: like a caterpillar to a butterfly. Read through Ephesians 4: 17-32 in The Message. Reading aloud helps us to both see and hear the words—with two senses instead of one. 17-19 And so I insist—and God backs me up on this—that there be no going… Read More
One delight that has resulted from studying Ephesians with all of you who read this, is communicating with Christine Holmes who lives half way across the world from me. I’ve shared some of her comments before. This one really hit home, as I am reading The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben, for the… Read More
Understanding the ancient cultural context of the Bible is a significant way that believers can discern when the truth is diverted with false conclusions or unintended interpretations. We can forget, or ignore, the cultural context of the Bible, when we apply it to our lives, and approaching the Bible as if it had no context… Read More
We are a part of a unique community–The Church. Verses 1-13 of Ephesians 4 urges each of us to understand we are more than individual entities, each saved through “the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.” Just what does that mean? What does it look like? Read Ephesians 4:14-16 in The Message. If it… Read More
As I read through these verses, I remember this. A friend of mine recently held his new premature grandson, being very careful because the baby was so tiny and fragile. He told me all he could think about as he gazed at this new little helpless human, was that “this is what the Almighty God… Read More
God works unity through spiritual gifts of leadership in the church. Grace is the gift we were all given, because no one deserves or can earn spiritual gifts. Before we read in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, let’s read some correlating verses in the New Testament. Obviously, the idea of unity among believers is an… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 