I was thoroughly entertained even as I was challenged by these thoughts on success and failure. Alain de Botton is witty as he flies through this presentation. “the opposite of a snob is your mother…” “Don’t judge the guy driving a Ferrari as greedy; he’s really in need of love.” “There is a strong correlation… Read More
Who Will Be in Heaven?
What is it going to be like in heaven? I don’t really know, so my answer usually is, “God has a place for me there. If God’s there, I want to be there.” I’ve been okay with not being able to answer that precisely. But who’s going to be there? I’ve been reading from a book… Read More
There’s One Exception
When something looks too good to be true, it is. God is the only exception I’ve found to this statement. His goodness is way beyond our comprehension, but he is truth, and he is real. But that’s the only exception. Advertisers hope that consumers are gullible. Use this product, and you’ll be happy! Take this… Read More
What’s your name?
Not the name listed on your birth certificate. I mean: What are the names you give yourself? …when you mess up, when you’re rejected, when you lose your cool, when you look in the mirror or step on the scale, when you’re lonely, when you’re bored… What are the names you’ve been given by… Read More
Living in Limbo Land: Testing and Prediagnosis
It began April 26 when I expressed concern with my doctor about “something going on in my back.” Four MRIs, three CT scans, one bone scan, and four doctor visits later, I’m still in Limbo Land. What is going on in my body? Something. We still don’t know, but we’re testing and deciding who to… Read More
Alien Invasions and Pure Terror
I love those back-up cameras in all these new cars—like the ones my grown kids drive. I, on the other hand, still crane my neck and use my side mirrors. But those little screens can really get the adrenaline flowing. Like the time a young man started to back up and slammed on his brakes, sure he… Read More
Love-in-Gloves
In his book, The Saving Life of Christ, Ian Thomas paints a delightful metaphor. Christians are representatives of God—just like hands fitting into gloves. It is his hands that are inside the gloves—which represent us. People see the gloves, how they move, and how they feel. They experience the gloves squeeze theirs in handshakes and appreciate… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 