by Karol Eubanks | Sep 24, 2026 | Faith in Real Life
Making Peace With a God Who Breaks the Rules As a child, my siblings and I were obsessed with “fairness.” Clear indications of favored status included arguments about who got to sit in the front seat and who was relegated to the back seat. Sometimes the...
by Karol Eubanks | Sep 10, 2026 | Faith in Real Life
CHOOSE THE KINGDOM OF GOD Very early in my career, I worked in a mental hospital as a chaplain. There I met a seventeen-year-old boy who, at fourteen, had been arrested for a series of home invasions and robberies. His lawyer had managed to have him placed in...
by Karol Eubanks | Sep 2, 2026 | Faith in Real Life
EYEDROPS AT TWENTY FEET Matthew !8:15-21 “If your brother or sister sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If you are listened to, you have regained that one. 16 But if you are not listened to, take one or two others...
by Karol Eubanks | Aug 27, 2026 | Faith in Real Life, Uncategorized
NO HAPPY ENDINGS When I began what was called Junior High School, the Korean conflict was still in recent memory. As a young boy, war was an adventure. It was about good conquering evil and heroes overcoming adversity. I pestered my father to take me to a movie...
by Karol Eubanks | Aug 20, 2026 | Faith in Real Life
IT IS ABOUT ALL OF US Each summer our family used to gather at a National Park where we would camp and hike together. My father took great pride in his hiking ability at 78. (Now that I am past that age I can appreciate his pride). This particular year, my mother was...
by Karol Eubanks | Aug 12, 2026 | Faith in Real Life
LOVE FROM THE INSIDE OUT There is an apocryphal story of a young newly-wed woman making supper. Her husband was in the kitchen with her and watched her take a ham, cut off four slices, and place them alongside the main piece in the pan. He was curious and asked her...
