God designed our brains with choice as part of the structure. You can change the very landscape of your brain by the thoughts you choose. And you don’t have to do it on your own. God’s ready and waiting.
How Does Free Will Work in the Brain?
An Every-day Man or Woman, In Christ
In Christ, an everyday man or woman becomes someone with the power and authority to expose the devil’s schemes, to drive him out and away from all things. The everyday man or woman “in Christ” has the power to speak truth into lies, cultivate righteousness into moral confusion, and inject peace into earthly conflict. The… Read More
The Soil Is Important
Jesus often used stories (or parables) that held many layers of meaning. Remember the parable of the Sower. When the disciples asked Jesus to explain what the parable meant, Jesus said, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. Don’t you understand?” 14 The sower sows the word. (Mark 4:14, ESV) Jesus, then,… Read More
Who ya gonna call?
A relative called me last night and, at first, was crying too hard to speak clearly. What a privilege. She was upset, struggling with the aftermath of an overwhelming situation, and she called me. That call blessed both of us. I listened. I empathized. I told her about the adrenaline coursing through her system, even… Read More
Gloating or Devastated: We Are All Americans
It is so easy to call each other names and point fingers at the faults of everyone else. We all do it. And I would like to ask all those who agree with my vote and those who disagree: Can we call a moratorium on equating votes with news-speak ideologies? And I am speaking to… Read More
We Grow in God’s Field
Harvest time is wrapping up in Iowa. We’ve been watching the corn and beans grow since they were planted in the spring. I have loved a summer of driving through the countryside and seeing the “amber waves of grain.” Okay, so my husband explains that this phrase, “amber waves of grain,” from the song “My… Read More
Musical Introspection
A friend introduced me to “Jelly Roll” yesterday. She asked me to listen to the song “I Need a Favor” and respond. I started listening and savored every minute of the musical sound. I only talk to God when I need a favorAnd I only pray when I ain’t got a prayerSo, who the hell… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 