Susan's Pendulum

Maggie and I are watching the Sister Wendy videos about art history and art appreciation.  Neither one of us likes it much, but it's on...

Maybe the young, new pastor is shy and thus unsure of himself. Maybe the pastor had been immersed in "contemporary worship" and ...

So I'm visiting my mom in the hospital.  She's tired and needs an uninterrupted nap.  I sit out in the hallway, blocking her door, t...

Back in December, when everybody else was making their challenge lists for 2014, I didn't.  Maybe I can't plan for such pleasures ri...

Oh boy!   I don't know when I'm going to listen to these, but .... oh boy!!! These are from the Michigan District conference this s...

When a teenager asked Pastor during the quiz today, "Can you read question 3 again?" he grinned and winked at the adults in the ro...

A post about some practical ways to show love and give help to someone who's depressed.  (Thanks for posting the link, Lora.) And a re...

Continuing on the theme of "but I always pictured it that way," somehow I always figured the disciples were caught off-guard by ...

Blood on the doorposts and lintels.  The Angel of Death passed over those houses. Maybe it was pictures from Sunday School lessons. Mayb...

"This is My blood ..." Jesus says in the gospels written by Matthew and Mark. But from Paul we read this very cool (and yet mind...

Sometimes it takes a while for the pieces to come together for me. Piece #1:  Psalms 113-118 are a unit (the "Hallel" or "p...

In Acts, we read a couple of times about how Paul wanted to go to Jerusalem for Pentecost. You know what it sounds like to me?  It sounds ...

I find it fascinating that Exodus 12 comes before Exodus 14. Now, for everybody who learned to count in kindergarten, you're looking a...

Joseph rules over Egypt. A famine causes widespread hunger. Rumor is that food can be bought in Egypt. Jacob's sons go to buy grain. ...

Luke 15: The tax collectors and sinners crowded around Jesus, soaking up His preaching.  The "good guys" were crabby.  "Eeeeu...

Melody linked to a you-tube about tying scarves .  I need to learn a few of these because I am inept with scarves.  I think many of my scar...

Our friend, Rachel-the-Most-Excellent-Photographer, came over to take some pictures of our family when Paul and Mandy were here to vis...

or "Why It Matters That Justification Is the Chief Article" It is unfortunate that men who have offered strong confessional Lu...

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The only predator left for the whitetail deer in our area: Guns would be much better.  Venison sausage would be much better. Spending t...