Susan's Pendulum

How does a person vow to "suffer all, even death" rather than fall away from Christ, and then not even be able to "suffer...

This afternoon we attended a most lovely wedding at church.  You sit and listen to the Bible readings and the hymns and the sermon and the ...

Germs running rampant round about these parts.  Illness hasn't knocked out those who live at my house, but Christmas plans were a bit up...

Once upon a time, a bunch of sem-wives were gathered for a class with a sem professor.  One of the women took it upon herself to tell the re...

Two weeks ago, Andrew picked up the ring from the jeweler.  He came home and opened the mail to find that he had been accepted into the cl...

Over and over I'm hearing women bemoan that they don't have their Christmas decorations up yet. Maybe they're feeling pressed ...

After Jesus was baptized, the gospels tell us that He was "led by the Spirit into the wilderness" (Matt 4, Mark 1, Luke 4).   Di...

Our story today was the Visitation.  Newly-pregnant Mary goes to visit pregnant Elizabeth.  Question:  Who was it that Elizabeth said was ...

Yesterday began with chapel Curves pharmacy. Home for showers and getting dressed.  Then round two: Goodwill (where we found a flute ...

I made cinnamon rolls yesterday.  When I ate them, I bit them.  I did not unroll them.  I just chomped a hunk out of the side. I do be...

Gary's favorite insta-suppers are ~ Aldi bake-at-home pizza (almost as good as Tony's ) ~ spaghetti with a side of green beans. ...

Big dump of snow today. Loads of accidents. Thankfully, Philip made it home from church safely, and Andrew made it safely to work. Symph...

The conclusion of my reading-year.   I seriously doubt anything more books will be finished in the next three weeks. My primary list: An...

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...