In first grade, Barbara Arrowsmith-Young was told, “You have a defect.” “You have a mental block. ” “You will never learn as other children.” “You need to live with these limitations.” She couldn’t tell time. She got lost easily. She didn’t understand abstracts. She didn’t process mentally what was happening to one side of her… Read More
Welcome to 2018
Samuel then took a large stone and placed it between the towns of Mizpah and Jeshanah. He named it Ebenezer (which means “the stone of help”), for he said, “Up to this point the Lord has helped us!” 1 Samuel 7:12 Happy New Year!
Celebrate!
Christmas and Easter—God’s Gift & Our Hope
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
What about North Korean people?
Have you thought about the people who live North Korea–people like you and I? I must admit, I hadn’t. My conscience has been pricked for this lack. A young lady talks about her mother’s sacrifice to keep her safe during their dangerous escape, and quotes a Korean saying: “Women are weak, but mothers are strong.” https://www.facebook.com/pg/HeartCenteredRebalancing/videos/?ref=page_internal… Read More
Keep Looking-the Treasure’s There
Are there books in the Bible that you avoid? I’ll have to admit I have a few, like Revelation and Isaiah. Why? Because I never know what they’re talking about. While I can appreciate all the word pictures, I feel like one of the disciples who asked Jesus (I’m sure with exasperation), “Why do you… Read More
What are you busy with?
“I figure I have a choice; I can get busy living or get busy dying.” This is one of my favorite lines from Shawshank Redemption. Andy, falsely convicted of his wife’s murder, has somehow managed to hang on to hope during 20 years of incarceration. Unexpected information makes a retrial possible, but this opportunity is violently thwarted. Andy goes a… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 