Do tears reveal weakness? Outside of physical reactions to irritants such as gnats trying to bathe on your eyeball, tears reveal strong emotion. They may be inconvenient at times–maybe when we are facing bullies or trying to convince someone that we really don’t give a flying leap what they think. But there are times when tears should… Read More
I choose…
The world may call us foolish, may make fun of us for needing “a crutch” of religious belief, may try to ban all public conversations or displays of our faith. But the world cannot stop us from following in the Master’s footsteps, and shining His light around us in our actions and our words. Who will… Read More
for everything there is a season
I went back in time to motherhood. It wasn’t a long trip — just kitty corner across the backyard where six of my grandchildren live. It didn’t last long — only three days and two nights — but it felt like a world away. My priorities changed. My book and my clients went up on… Read More
Want to see God?
Remember when Moses had spent time speaking privately with God, his face shone with God’s light? Gradually it would fade away. If we make God the center of our lives, that should shine from our faces as well, and we need to visit with him every day to renew that light. His love and mercy… Read More
put on your new nature
Were Boaz, Ruth, Moses, David, or Rahab wiser, stronger, more honorable, or more deserving of God’s favor than you or I? No. They were just as unlikely to become heroes of faith as anyone else. We’re all born in sin and live in a broken world. The Bible teaches us that we are responsible and accountable for our… Read More
i’m a child of the king
Have you ever had someone spew insults, criticisms, sarcasm, or jealous remarks at you and found that the words were still reverberating in your thoughts days, weeks, or months later? Perhaps you believe you’ve been doing exactly what God has asked of you, and you’re tired. You may ask God, “What’s up with this?!?” The… Read More
there’s no such thing as secular history
The Book of Ruth is one of the historical books in the Old Testament, full of stories and genealogies. There are over-arching stories about the ups and downs of Hebrew people–their history looks like a the peaks and valleys of a beating heart laid over a timeline of thousands of years. In research for Less Than a Widow, I read… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 