Susan's Pendulum

Three kids have moved to Milwaukee. It wasn't hard for me to say goodbye to them when they were only 50-80 minutes away. But today we ...

Gerhardt's song then goes on to make plain that first-article gifts are not enough to counter depression. They are good. They are evid...

Good grieeeeeef! Gary about stepped on a toad near the front stoop this evening. "Ah ha," I think. "An opportunity for wee...

When I first read the whole Narnia series, I loved it. There were stories in the series I liked better than others, of course. The thing I...

The next verses of Gerhardt's hymn make the case that God's first-article gifts are evidence that He cares. Stanza 7 says that it...

Let the devil rant and rage; death has lost its danger. God protects me from his threats with His grace and favor. Since He honors me and lo...

A hundred years ago, people did not have tv, movies, or video games. But they did not spay their cats either. I think watching little kitti...

Still singing to the TLH tune for "Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain"... Jesus is my innocence, righteousness, and glory. He has...

If I've sinned and done what's wrong, Then I say I'm sorry. My one antidote for guilt Is the blood of Jesus. That's the rans...

The Gerhardt hymn "Let Me Rise" goes on with the Christian's response to the devil's accusations. The venom has been rem...

Andrew has been such a help recently. He has been growing up and maturing. He's also been yearning desperately for a cat of his own fo...

We attended a lovely wedding yesterday of some young friends. In addition to the worship and prayers, in addition to the nice party, there ...

I've been accused of thinking that words have basic meanings which are constant throughout its uses. For example, we often hear that t...

The folks who are on Martin Loopers have already seen these, as they're Kari's sig-lines. But this is for Sean.... I couldn't ...

Dr Kleinig suggested that the response to Satan's accusations is to call the devil's bluff. Satan says there is no hope for a sorry...

There was a great article on VCFS in the Washington Post on Wednesday. Maggie has VCFS, and this article is a nice little introduction to ...

I picked up a short video series at the library this week on The Story of English . Last night's episode discussed the many different l...

Barbara links to an online calculator to help determine whether a wife's job actually adds income or costs the family more than she ea...

I love to laugh. And I love puns. I even love bad puns. I highly recommend that any of you who share my weakness take a peek at Barbara...

Satan will use anxiety, doubt, despair, depression, shame, self-pity, etc, to drive us from Jesus. The temptation to despair is to believe ...