Susan's Pendulum

Oh, they tell us not to give a kid a cookie to cheer him up.  They say it's bad to find comfort in food.  Depressed?  Don't you dare...

Alia has been leery around Pastor.  He has a beard; she doesn't like beards.  She knows enough of her catechism to recite and get severa...

Driving today, I hit up different radio stations.  Every one of them was discussing the political maneuvering du jour .  Apparently one side...

Again and again, parents & Sunday School teachers & pastors find that they can influence likes .  Generally, we like what we know.  ...

Okay, we know that the Ten Commandments show us how we have sinned so that we know we need a Savior.  We probably also know that the Ten C...

I love plumbing.  I love it when I can wash my hands by turning a faucet handle, and the water just comes pouring out the spigot.  I love be...

Remember the story of the woman with the flow of blood?  When she touched the hem of Jesus' garment, she was healed.  When Jesus asked,...

It was me.  I know the salesmen were talking about how horrible I was, how unreasonable, consoling the poor dude who got stuck with me.  I...

Someone who shall remain unnamed was complaining to me a few months ago about the bath towel getting stinky.  I kept wondering how a towel c...

Jesus sends out the apostles to preach (Mark 6) .  He tells them not to take money.  Just a staff and the sandals on their feet.  "Don...

When Herod wanted to know where to find this interloper, this baby that the Magi were wanting to worship, he asked the dudes who knew the S...

In the movie Passion of the Christ, I really like how we see Christians in Pilate's court and in Herod's court.  They're there,...

My real work --the work at home-- is never-ending.  It's nigh onto impossible to catch up on the cooking, the cleaning, the homeschoolin...

I can't seem to get caught up on dishes this past week.  Nor on laundry.  Nor watering the garden.  Definitely can't keep up with wa...

I wore earrings for about 15 years after my ears were pierced.  Then I began to have occasional infections.  Besides, at that point it was h...

Once upon a time, I was particularly ticked at some shenanigans within our beloved synod.  At the same time, a dear friend of mine kept talk...

Our annual catechetical symposium was last week.  Our congregation hosts, but people come from all over the country (and we even had some ...

With the way we see prayer, it seems kinda goofy for us to pray that God be what He already is .  We usually think of prayer as giving God ...

Maggie doesn't drive.   When she was approaching the age when kids are allowed to take drivers' ed, I couldn't put my finger on ...

Last night, Bethany phoned.  She and Evan were moving.  The day was getting away from them faster than they had expected.  Could we help wi...