Like Dr. Who’s Tardis, I am bigger on the inside. It’s a mystery. A woman-sized vesselshowing 70+ years of wear-and-tear,scratched, stretched, and cracked;this faded, finite containerstill seeks what she does not know. But inside–Oh, glorious mystery!Inside flows a river of living water,with great, unsearchable depths,whose current revealsall-surpassing power and authoritythat comes from God. It is… Read More
The Great “I AM”
God said to Moses, “I AM who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” Exodus 3:14-15, NIV Jonathan Cahn’s book The Book of Mysteries has been my daily friend lately. Each day I read a short essay, pour over the Bible passages his devotional is… Read More
What do you see?
I was 22 years old before I figured out that I couldn’t see what other people could see. I was in the balcony in a large conference hall, waiting for the speaker to write on the overhead so I could take notes. (Yes, it was an overhead because that’s what we used 50 years ago.)… Read More
Humidifier: Hidden Reveals
As soon as the heat goes on, the humidifier reappearsReleasing soothing moisture into dry air,Protection from winter ravages,Invisible power in the night of my bedroom. I can’t see it in the dark, but I know it is presentBy its soothing effect on my eyes, throat, and lungs,Living water in the airThat soaks in through my… Read More
For Everything There Is a Season: Efficiency
I wrote this article that I wrote in June 2012 for Catapult Magazine. At the time, my oldest daughter Lynn and her family lived kitty-corner across the backyard. Now, ten years later, we have purchased a house together, and only three of the kids live at home. We’re thinking about blogging about multi-generational living, and… Read More
Grace Rains Down!
I can’t sing “Amazing Grace” without tears. I’m not a public crier—I grew up a tomboy, and boys won’t let you play if you cry. You would think I’d avoid the song, but I listen for it and sing along with all of the myriad versions and styles even though my eyes glisten and my… Read More
Transforming Regeneration
The fire destroyed everything: houses, barns, fields, and forest.Gone. Dead. Nothingness. There is nothing left to live for; my life is destroyed.Done. Empty. Nothingness. But God sent rains and sunshine into the nothingness left by the fire;the dying returned their nutrients to the ground in the ashes,and, out of the destruction, new growth appears. My… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 