Kathleen S Evenhouse
Writing With Vision
As Abram found out, lying is not a good strategy. Fear had made him forget to trust that God was in control, that the promises that God had made to him would really come true. Instead, Abram had counted on his own political strategies and clever dealings with Pharoah, He may have gotten rich, but… Read More
God told Abram: “Leave your country, your family, and your father’s home for a land that I will show you. 2-3 I’ll make you a great nation and bless you. I’ll make you famous; you’ll be a blessing. I’ll bless those who bless you; those who curse you I’ll curse. All the families of the… Read More
WHO IS ABRAHAM?A synopsis of Genesis 10 and 11, taken from The Message THE FAMILY TREE OF NOAH’S SONS 1 This is the family tree of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. After the flood, they themselves had sons… 31 These are the descendants of Shem by family, language, country, and nation. 32 This is the… Read More
Early in my life, I thought that I had to pray for something particular—in other words, I had to come up with a plan to suggest to God so He could work things out in the way I thought was best. Of course, I considered what God would want as I made my plan and… Read More
It can be so hard to wait for God to act. We wait, and wait, and wait, wishing God would have provided us with a timeline and an outline of His plan. The temptation is to give God a little nudge, push the agenda forward on our own, or devise a way to force the… Read More
It occurs to me that the traveling Patriarchs were home-schoolers. Abram and Sarai, as parents and tribal leaders, were responsible for the training of not only their own children, but those of the whole tribe as well. The training was spiritual as well as vocational. Abraham also kept his army in top form. As we… Read More
This chapter begins with Abram avoiding conflict and ends with him leading an army on a rescue mission. RESEARCH NUGGETS In obedience to God’s command to travel around and see the promised land, Abram headed southward, until he reached the city of Kiryath Arba, later called Hebron. There he was welcomed by Aner, Eshkol and… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 