Want to know God? Read his book. Pray. Listen and look for his response. Praise Him. Repeat. Colossians 2:4-5 (The Message) I’m telling you this because I don’t want anyone leading you off on some wild-goose chase, after other so-called mysteries, or “the Secret.” I’m a long way off, true, and you may never lay eyes… Read More
Colossians 1:24-25 Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Is there anyone who asks God for suffering? That’s a little different from seeing it coming, knowing that if you follow God you will suffer. Even then, we hope to avoid it. But through suffering, we grow in our faith and share the gospel. Through a recent illness of an infant grandson, (he suffered physically,… Read More
Colossians 1:16-17 Ebenezer
God is beyond my understanding. God is beyond anything we can ever hope to comprehend. He IS. And God–our creator–loves us as a family and as individuals in that family. He loves you. He loves me. We have His promise of that love. And in hard times I cling to that promise, look back on… Read More
Colossians 1:15 He’s too … God
How can we know God? There isn’t a box we could construct that could contain Him. He created everything, is “more so” than everything. Everything got started in Him and finds its purpose in Him. He’s too … there isn’t a word that I can think of except God. He’s too God. Colossians… Read More
Colossians 1:15 Jesus is the window
How can we know God? We can’t–we run out of knowledge, imagination, and creativity long before we can even reach a small understanding of the great I AM. But he gives us windows to look through so we can see the parts of Him that we need to know through Jesus, the Bible, the Holy… Read More
Sometimes worship resembles a pep rally
What does praise look like? I think it has many different faces, sounds, moods. No matter what style, praise always comes first. Praising first in any situation helps us to focus on the one who is in charge, who has the strength to overcome, and who loves us and shares his strength with us. Many times… Read More
This is my world right now
Few things focus your thoughts like the serious illness of a child. This is something I had more experience with than I would have preferred when I was raising my children. I am reliving many of those days through the hospitalization of a two-month-old grandson. What is important? The here and now. What do you… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 