Susan's Pendulum

Did you hear about the county health inspectors who shut down a 7-yr-old's lemonade stand because she hadn't paid for her $120 tempo...

In Acts 28 we read what happened to Paul after they were shipwrecked on their way to Rome. The kind natives built a fire to warm the weary,...

Pastor's on vacation. Gary is preaching on Sunday. He says the last time he preached this text was nearly three years ago. It is the ...

Fungus continues to attack the tomatoes, but most of the fruit (so far) continues to grow and ripen. A few tomatoes succumb to blossom-end ...

Two Arabs boarded a shuttle out of Washington for New York. One sat in the window seat, the other in the middle seat. Just before takeoff a ...

We all know that you can blink in summer, and your tender 6" zucchini will suddenly gain enough length and weight to intimidate a footb...

A property manager dies and soon finds himself standing in front of Saint Peter. Peter tells him, "You have a choice of going to heave...

Soap molds tend to cost a fortune. But it's a major disincentive to me to mold soap in the ends of frozen-juice containers, or to prep ...

Manufacturer's instructions on products On the Clorox disinfecting wipes container: Not to be used as a baby wipe or for personal cleans...

Faith is always believing WORDS that experience tells us are not true. -- from Pastor in Bible class last week

If we seek joy for its own sake, we will not find it. If we seek Jesus, we shall be engulfed and inundated by joy, and quite by surprise. fr...

The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it's safe to cross the street. I was crossing with a blonde co-worker of mine when she asked if ...

I have long been confused about how "praying against our enemies" fits with loving our enemies and forgiving those who spitefully ...

The leftover evaporated milk from last week's fudge-attempt sat in the refrigerator, begging, "Use me! Use me! Use me to prove t...

There's this guy on at bar, just looking at his drink. He stays like that for half an hour. Seeing him so morose, this big trouble-maki...

From the Table of Duties, "Of Civil Government" For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do y...

My daughter went to a local Taco Bell and ordered a taco. She asked the person behind the counter for "minimal lettuce." He said h...

Early Tuesday morning I was going to spend 15 or 20 minutes washing part of the deck so that I could spend the latter part of the morning pa...

An 80-yr-old woman, in despair, decided to kill herself. She located a gun to commit the deed. She called her doctor to find out exactly w...