Kathleen S Evenhouse
Writing With Vision
So simple. 2 verses. Yet so hard. So hard that we can’t do it no matter how hard we try. And that’s Paul’s point. We can’t do it, but God has given us access to His strength and Himself in the form of the Holy Spirit who lives in us. We just need to quit… Read More
Paul packed so much into the first two verses of this chapter that I couldn’t fit any more into my thinking. Beloved friends, what should be our proper response to God’s marvelous mercies? I encourage you to surrender yourselves to God to be his sacred, living sacrifices. And live in holiness, experiencing all that delights… Read More
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
Have we really moved into passive mode? A character in The Truth Teller by Angel Hunt voices his disgust with the state of the human race: “… By his very success in inventing labor-saving devices, modern man has created an abyss of boredom and stupidity that only the privileged classes in earlier civilizations ever plumbed. The… Read More
What is more important: right conduct or right thinking? Your answer will depend in some part on the culture you were raised in. How you read and understand the Bible will also be greatly affected by your answer. In a research paper entitled “The Hebrew Mind vs the Western Mind,” Brian Knowles explores differences in Hebrew and Western thinking.*… Read More
What does it take for you to feel at home? Many of us would make a list of things: temperatures, safety, conveniences, rights… Now pick a different country, culture, financial stratum, time in history, and ask yourself the question again. What does it take for you to feel comfortable and content? Did your list change… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 