Susan's Pendulum

God's kingdom comes when our heavenly FATHER gives us His HOLY SPIRIT , so that by His grace we believe His holy WORD and lead godly ...

Once upon a time, we had no answering machines. Once upon a time, we would go on vacation, away from the telephone for an entire week. To...

Our church choirs have a reputation. (That's kind of cool....) This Sunday we're singing at the concert for the local symphony...

" The Mission ." A movie with amazing music and cinematography and casting. Docudrama set in the 1750s in South America: Jesuit ...

AaaaaCHOO. Gesundheit .  That is, "good health." One lovely day when I was sitting at the feet of John Kleinig, the good doctor...

We have been at the Curves gym two-and-a-half months now.  It takes time.  We progressed past the point of not wanting to bother going.  (C...

In 1951 Herman Sasse wrote to pastors about the place of the cross in the Eastern Church and the Ancient Church.  As soon as the great qu...

He's still waiting to hear the verdict as to whether he was accepted to the RN program at our local tech school.  Fantastic program with...

As much as I hate to say it, I'm glad Paul and Mandy aren't coming for the holiday.  They're going to visit her mom's family...

Luke 23: The days are coming in which they will say, "Blessed are the barren, wombs which never bore, and breasts which never nursed....

The same edition of the Bible.  People were laughing at me during Bible class this week.  I had a question, but I needed to refer to ano...

"The mystery of lawlessness" was in the reading recently from 2 Thessalonians 2.  It seemed an odd phrase. So how does it comp...

Wooden knitting needles. The sound and feel is just luscious in comparison to metal ones. Happy!

After Paul talks about the falling away of many in the church, he says, " God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sancti...

Good brakes. I did NOT hit the deer tonight.  And the guy behind me reacted quickly enough that he didn't hit me. I'm sure I l...

This is the weirdest picture, ... but how do you show a picture of somebody not using a hymnal?? It makes me happy to see people singin...

A letter. A real letter! A few days before Jane started her blogging of HappyThings , Elva wrote me a letter.  I can't even descri...

How can a simple fried egg be SO good?! Egg.  From a happy chicken.  Cooked in a cast-iron skillet.  With a touch of sea salt and black ...

Thesis: No one can be happy and contented in his life's work unless he is doing it to serve someone else (and not himself). No matte...

"Your neighbor is the man who needs you." Wow. That's a quote from Elbert Green Hubbard , a man who differed from me philos...