Susan's Pendulum

In Bible class recently, we were discussing how God's word determines the value of things.  God made the light, and He declared it to be...

We are SO good at turning even faith into a work. I've heard definitions.  Good definitions. ~ Faith is the passive receptivity of Go...

"Black Friday"? It's a new-fangled term.  I'd never heard the phrase until my daughter worked at Borders.  I wasn'...

When Pastor recently said something about "learning to trust Jesus," I realized that there are two different ways people could tak...

Update on this year's reading list: finish proofreading New Testament Catechist  [done Feb 11] Light from Heaven (the last Mitford b...

At church, there's a star-chart in the hallway.  Kids' names, listed by grade, with slots for having learned the main Bible stories ...

Three-year-old says: "Q" is for "'kwuh."  Kwuh, kwuh, KWOSED!  (You know.  "Kwosed" -- the opposite of...

Any guesses as to what Matt's doing?  No?  You can't figure it out?  Silly you.  Alia turned him into a Christmas tree.  He's ...

I phoned the Issues Etc Comment Line today.  Jeff asked my name and my comment.  Just before he put me on hold, he asked where I was callin...

I put my good mittens (the most-excellent ones that Dad bought for Mom) into the car.  They feel fantastic when the steering wheel is so col...

Isaiah 6 -- Isaiah saw the seraphim around the throne of the Lord.  Each used two wings to cover his face, two wings to cover his feet, and ...

Fun evening out tonight at the Cafe Bavaria . A couple of weeks ago, Gary said he wanted to take us out this Friday evening to celebrate. ...

Katie came to the bank today with the kids.  The girls accepted stickers and colored.  Matthias crawled around, causing Alia to worry that h...

" Jesus does not puke when He hears you or sees you. "  -- Ken Korby, 1992 This is the Gospel of the Lord. Thanks be to G...

Going through files at church, thinning, weeding, sorting, and ordering, again I see the importance of dating paperwork.  Invitations to c...

A few weeks ago we heard the parable (Matt 21) about the vine-dressers who beat up the land-owner's servants.  Then they killed his son...

Pastor was talking in Bible class today about how we believe in the Word of God.  But it's not only words we believe.  Any religious le...

Examine me, O Lord , and prove me; Try my mind and my heart. Integrity. Trust. Hatred of hypocrisy. Sounds like I don't need lovi...

The T.A.R.D.I.S. -- it's bigger on the inside. The wardrobe. A portal into Narnia.  It too is bigger on the inside.  There'...

Jealousy is bad, right?  It's like envy.  It means you're unhappy that somebody else has something you want, or that you might lose ...