Kathleen S Evenhouse
Writing With Vision
The serpent is a symbol of evil. It moves by twisting. Photo by Beatriz Biuzzo on pexels.com In the same way I—we—lie by twisting the truth. When something pure is twisted, it becomes impure. Evil is a twisted version of good. I have told the truth this way—twisting it so that I appear innocent or… Read More
I wrote this in 2015, and I believe I can hear a reaction to of all the hoopla preceeding a presidential election year. But I could have written this at any time in the last 30 years, when belief in God has been so publicly belittled as milksop for the weaklings who can’t handle life… Read More
I must confess that my first reaction to the story in John 8, “A Woman Caught in Adultery,” has often been defensive finger-pointing. Me: “It takes two to commit adultery. What are they going to do to the man?” That’s not the point Jesus makes in this story. It’s not: “But everybody else is doing… Read More
Pour oil and water into a container, and you will see that they don’t mix. The oil droplets are evident in and on the water. That’s how it is with truth and grace, if you’re human. The two don’t mix together. Grace without truth stops growth. God, our Father, blends grace and truth together. He… Read More
“Hallelujah! O my soul, praise God! All my life long I’ll praise God, singing songs to my God as long as I live. Don’t put your life in the hands of experts who know nothing of life, of salvation life. Mere humans don’t have what it takes; when they die, their projects die with them. Instead, get help from… Read More
Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? … No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. Romans 8:35-37
The biblical book of Romans is actually a letter, written by Paul to Christians in Rome. This morning, I was reminded to consider reading this as a letter, rather than a theology textbook or a proof text of my world-and-life view. Paul wrote this missive to Christians in Rome who were experiencing political, moral, and… Read More
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