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
Dig Into Romans With Me (Week 4-Romans 1:18-20)
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
Kathie’s Roman Digs (Week 3)
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
Dig into Romans with Me (Week 3-Romans 1:8-17)
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
Kathie’s Roman Digs (Week 2)
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
God wouldn’t choose me, would he?
Do you think God has a purpose for you, for your life? We have excuses and reasons why God shouldn’t choose us: We’re imperfect! We’re not qualified! In this, we are not different from a lot of people in the Bible. God called Jeremiah to be a formidable prophet. Jeremiah had labeled… Read More
Why read historical fiction about Bible characters?
Some people believe the term “Biblical Fiction” is an oxymoron, because how can the words Biblical and Fiction be joined together. The Bible is truth. And fiction isn’t—necessarily. That’s what historical fiction does—joins two seeming-opposites together to make something more accessible, like a history lesson or a Bible story. Good fiction helps its characters come alive… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 