Kathleen S Evenhouse
Writing With Vision
When my husband and I speak to each other, even after 40+ years of marriage, we need a translator. We’re both speaking English, but we’re coming to the conversation out of very different ways of thinking. Not to mention background, male/female differences, likes and dislikes, family of origin, etc. I think he means “this” when… Read More
For a large part of human history, literacy was limited to an elite few. People learned the laws of the land, royal edicts, and important news by gathering together to listen to oral proclamations. In ancient Israel and the early church, oral recitation of the Word of God provided the primary way to be informed… Read More
Are you stuck in your childhood, Sunday School, fun-little-song edition of the Bible? If you don’t look for and expect to discover deeper understanding, you won’t find it. If you are like me, when you read the Bible a voice whispers in your brain, “I already know this story.” Our brains work that way—they connect what is coming… Read More
“Whatever you do before you go to bed, hums in your head all night.” ~Kevin Korver “You are what you eat” is a well understood maxim. “You are what you think” follows the same principles. Whatever you put in (your mouth or your brain) forms the shape you’re in. So let’s take a minute to… Read More
Political parties and news reports would have us believe that people in one party have compassion, while those in the other party don’t care what happens to anyone who isn’t one of them. I don’t believe this to be true, but rather that the difference is in the way assistance is given. When we come… Read More
And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength. Mark 12:30 (NLT) Does it matter what kinds of memories we store in our brains? Does it matter which memories I choose to think about over and over again? Did you know that each time a… Read More
“Tax money for schools” was the subject of a recent radio discussion. It is my understanding that the Iowa state legislature included a tax break for those who give donations to scholarship fund for those who wish to attend Christian or parochial schools. To my sorrow, the opinions of those who called in often revealed an… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 