by Kathleen S. Evenhouse

What is love?

What is love? This is a question that has been pondered, poemed, painted, pinpointed, pontificated, and perused since Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden. Don’t forget all the songs—written, played, and sung in every genre by every generation. What is love? There’s no clear answer or, rather, there are millions of answers. So… Read More

by Kathleen S. Evenhouse

Daily decision

We all get dressed, and some of us accessorize. We all gather whatever it is we will need to get us through the day. But do we remember the most important thing–do we start our days with praise? Looking in the closet or the open dresser drawer can become a time to remind ourselves to… Read More

by Kathleen S. Evenhouse

Are you wearing your praise habit?

God’s love–when we focus on it and what it means, we begin to change. We change from our old selves to our new. And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind… Read More

by Kathleen S. Evenhouse

What kind of soil are you?

In their book Real Relationships: From Bad to Better and Good to Great, Lee and Leslie Parrott make the argument that a solid sense of who you are is the foundation, the critical element needed to form true and lasting relationships: “If you try to find intimacy with another person before achieving a sense of identity… Read More

by Kathleen S. Evenhouse

Stagnant or flowing water?

If you are familiar with the geography of Israel, you know that the Sea of Galilee in the north flows south by way of the Jordan River and empties into the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea goes nowhere, it has no outlet—that’s why it is called the Dead Sea. We can be like this, too.… Read More

by Kathleen S. Evenhouse

Daily moving to maturity

You’ve received Christ, and all your sins are covered under the blood of Jesus. Now it’s time to get on with your new life—shape up or ship out! Ouch!  We can’t only address our behavior: Behave right! Look right! Act right! We need more than a surface cleaning–we need transformation. The whole gospel deals with… Read More