Kathleen S Evenhouse
Writing With Vision
And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Matthew 29:20, NIV Shine a light in a semi-dark room. When the light hits a solid surface it will appear as a circle of light, but can you see the beam in midair? Light beams will be invisible to you when… Read More
[Jesus said,] My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. John 10:10, NLT Trying harder won’t make life full, rich, and satisfying. Jesus said that’s what he came to earth to do. We need to let the Holy Spirit live in us and let him do it. You don’t need to pretend… Read More
How is my spiritual life going? What scale do you use to answer this question? Does the answer depend on your actions: how much time you spend reading the Bible, having quiet time, praying, attending church activities, obeying the letter of the law? Do you think that if you just try harder, you’ll be a… Read More
Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us, and we are his. Psalm 100:3. NLT God thought you up. He designed you the way you are on purpose—for HIS purpose. Remember Saul of Tarsus? His blueprint was of an impassioned, deep-thinking, driven zealot. And that’s what he was—a fanatic who dedicated his life to persecuting followers… Read More
A brown-headed cowbird egg will always produce a cowbird, never a song sparrow. It can be a healthy, growing cowbird or a sickly one that is full of disease, but it will always be a cowbird—never a sparrow. This is a simple thesis, you might think, but it can be very confusing in the bird… Read More
Have some of you noticed that we are not yet perfect? (No great surprise, right?) And are you ready to make the accusation that since people like me, who go through Christ in order to get things right with God, aren’t perfectly virtuous, Christ must therefore be an accessory to sin? The accusation is frivolous.… Read More
You’ve blown it again. You’ve blown it again. You’re trying, but with your imperfect raw materials, you can’t live the way you want to live, the way God’s righteousness demands that you live. You have proved once again that it is impossible for you to measure up to God’s standard of perfection. You’re not alone;… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 