Susan's Pendulum

I have long struggled with what Psalm 24 is talking about. "Lift up your heads, oh you gates, and be lifted up, you everlasting door...

On one of those blustery days earlier this week, we tellers were frequently chatting with customers about the chilly weather, the grayness, ...

In our Bible story for today , we hear that God will raise up for His people "a prophet like Moses" from among their brethren. Th...

I bake our bread. It is delicious bread. With fewer people in the house, I usually make bread only once a week now (four loaves at a time). ...

Our Bible verse for the week is from 1 Timothy 1: "This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into ...

In short, there's simply not a more congenial spot for happy-ever-aftering than here in Camelot. Kate Fridkis writes about going to col...

Our Bible story for the day was the second giving of the law -- Deuteronomy 5. It's getting time to go into the promised land. The Is...

It's bad enough that I have had to avoid milk for the last couple of years. No cold milk with warm cookies. A pot of coffee to go with...

In the story of the rich young ruler, John Mark came to Jesus and asked what he needed to do to inherit eternal life. Jesus asked him, ...

From a discussion between Dr Korby and Todd Wilken: We are accustomed to confessing our sins to God in privacy, and then we remind ourselve...

Teachers "do" timelines in different ways. Some teachers don't consider it important enough to bother hanging on the wall. S...

I used to cook out of the pantry. With fewer people I can't keep well-stocked the perishable parts of my pantry (particularly the produ...

"I could use this." "I need this." Those are not the same thing. [Surprise!!!] I have such good intentions. So few of ...

You know that bright yellow mustard that people slap on hotdogs? When I was a kid, I couldn't stand to eat a fast-food burger unless it...

I admit it: I am prejudiced against Oscar-winning films. If a movie wins an award from the type of people who dole out that award, I am sus...

The paid job: When I started balancing my drawer at work today, the balance sheet came up $1 off. My first response was "So where did ...

I understand that I was more into free-range parenting than most other parents I knew. I also understand that, in the past 25 years, socie...

I guess I'm very bad and vengeful. You know that verse? If your enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For ...

God had said, "In the day that you eat of [the fruit of the tree of knowledge] you shall surely die." Then Adam and Eve ate the f...