Quit whining and start doing! Instead of bemoaning the fact that there wasn’t anywhere locally where authors and artists could showcase and sell their creations, my husband and I decided to brainstorm. Here’s what we came up with and put into motion. Hoping it becomes an annual event. ARTISTS & AUTHORS on the square –… 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
Get reacquainted
Friends, I’d like to introduce you to Ruth, Naomi, Boaz, and a few more old friends. You might be saying, “I know that story. I learned it in Sunday School.” If you still believe that the biblical story of Ruth and Boaz reads much like a Disney romance—where a kind and lovely young girl falls… Read More
conversations
Conversation Group #1: “Which one is Ruth? You’re kidding, right? She’s one who doesn’t look at all like the rest of us.” “Can you believe that accent—you can’t understand a word she’s saying, and she walks around Bethlehem as if she thinks she belongs here. I don’t like it.” “Poor Naomi—to have a woman like… Read More
empowered or not?
Can an historical novel about women struggling through life in a patriarchal society speak into women empowerment issues? Perhaps we should start with a definition. A quick perusal of the world-wide web showed that most groups agree on a definition similar to the one below: Women’s empowerment focuses on identifying and redressing power imbalances and giving… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 