Sometimes it’s the half-asleep conversations that nail the subject right on the old nosey. Him: “I’m going to be 63 in a few weeks.” Her: “I know. Where have our lives gone?” Him: “Into all of those people [our family] who were in our house yesterday.” I married a poet.
Sometimes worship resembles a pep rally
What does praise look like? I think it has many different faces, sounds, moods. No matter what style, praise always comes first. Praising first in any situation helps us to focus on the one who is in charge, who has the strength to overcome, and who loves us and shares his strength with us. Many times… Read More
Do you get along with your coach?
It’s happening again—the game of musical chairs among football coaches. I live on the periphery of this world (translated: don’t really give a rip but hear the constant discussion due to others’ interest). Have you been listening? Do you hear a strong similarity between this dialogue and the political discussions leading up to the November… Read More
What if an angel visited me?
Although I wrote this in December of 1995, I am still asking myself the same questions. My answers are not always the same, but the questions are. We will soon celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior. What questions do you ask yourself? If an Angel Appeared to me, … Read More
Tears falling on the pages of our lives
I read Madeline l’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, and A Swiftly Tilting Planet. But it’s only recently that I have read any of her non-fiction works and discovered a wise, loving, open-minded, strong woman of faith. Although she died in 2007, she has recently become a mentor to me. As a child of… Read More
Reader’s Choice
I love to read fiction. I have a few favorite genres, but if it’s a good story, I’m not too fussy. When I find an author I enjoy, I’m always on the lookout for their latest and greatest and get ready to “take a vacation” in a good book. However, last week that methodology just… Read More
Passing through the fire
I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. Philippians… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 