Susan's Pendulum

It's so dry in Texas that the Baptists are starting to baptize by sprinkling, the Methodists are using wet-wipes, the Presbyterians a...

Samson was off to visit his heartthrob.  He killed a lion on the way.  When he returned for his wedding, he found the beehive in the lion...

We fell in love with a salad dressing from the California Pizza Kitchen.  After hunting up a variety of recipe-fakes, the following con...

It's probably bad to have a favorite when both are holy words from God. But I sure do like the Nicene Creed better. 1)  Longer secti...

"Jesus wept." Lora remembers her children in heaven and talks about the comfort of Jesus' tears and the comfort of the resu...

The washer was having its fits.  The water would drain out, but the tub wouldn't spin.  Clothes were too wet.  I researched likely cause...

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...