Kathleen S Evenhouse
Writing With Vision
Has anyone ever insinuated that you were naive or uneducated because you were a person of faith? Or perhaps you didn’t mention your faith to avoid their disdain or disapproval? I have a feeling that this was a struggle that the Roman Christians were experiencing, and Paul wasn’t pulling any punches about the reality that… Read More
18 But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness. 19 They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them. 20 For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his… Read More
The biblical book of Romans is actually a letter, written by Paul to Christians in Rome. This morning, I was reminded to consider reading this as a letter, rather than a theology textbook or a proof text of my world-and-life view. Paul wrote this missive to Christians in Rome who were experiencing political, moral, and… Read More
What struck me overall in Romans 1:8-17 was the example that Paul set for all of us: in prayer, in actions, in obedience, in living, and in interacting in Christian Community. My information chart from Romans 1:8-17: PAUL CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY (RC) PRAYER FAITH GOD SPIRITUAL GIFT GOOD NEWS reports of faith of RC (8) Paul… Read More
There is a lot packed into these ten verses, but as I was studying them, I had trouble finding a way to divide them up. We will probably have a lot of diversity in what we each hear from God in this lesson. 8 Let me say first that I thank my God through Jesus Christ… Read More
5Through Christ, God has given us the privilege[c] and authority as apostles to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name.6 And you are included among those Gentiles who have been called to belong to Jesus Christ. 7 I am writing to all of you… Read More
I’d like to issue an invitation to you to study Romans with me. Instead of only reading through the verses, we will chart what they tell us, state the main message to us on this day, and doodle (to take an idea into our heads and relay it through visuals). On Mondays I’ll share the… Read More
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