Kathleen S Evenhouse
Writing With Vision
This is part of a work-in-progress: historical fiction of the Bible story of Judah and Tamar in Genesis 38.The assignment: introduce and develop a character using physical description,clothing and person effects, actions, and dialogue. Childhood chores had been, “do this” or “do that.” Mother’s motto is “Know-how is not enough; a good wife knows when.” Every… Read More
Do you read “who-done-its” or watch detective shows? God Chooses Imperfect People: Tamar and Judah is tailor-made for you. You can be a detective yourself as you read Bible stories. Look closely at the events, scenes, and characters to understand the whos, hows, and whys in the story. Detectives are taught to analyze without the overlay… Read More
What a crazy story. Why is it in the Bible? These two people found themselves in impossible situations, and they made mistakes. Yet God chose them to be in lineage in which his son entered the world. Crazy story? Yes, but it’s there for us to learn from. Judah noticed her and thought she was… Read More
Look at grammar for a Bible study? Can you think of anything that would elicit a louder groan? Grammar plays a key role in seeing the transformation of Tamar in Genesis 38. Don’t believe me? I’ll make it easy for you and colorize the subjects and verbs in the eight verses (in both sentences and… Read More
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