Susan's Pendulum

I need to watch my whining around my daughters.  I express any dissatisfaction over what needs to be accomplished and how unable I am ... an...

Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord ! For what good is the day of the Lord to you? It will be darkness, and not light. Is not the d...

Interesting what we find back-to-back in Matthew. Chapter 25 -- the parable of the wise and foolish virgins.  They slept.  They were suppos...

Pastor is always talking about rejoicing, even in the midst of trouble.  So. Hard. To. Understand. In my mind, the opposite of "rej...

It's Luke that tells about the two criminals crucified with Jesus (23:39-43) .  Luke -- who was connected to the apostle Paul.  Paul -...

Those who like apologetics tend to think of faith as having an intellectual foundation.  They use reason to "prove" why the Bible ...

We all could use a little more calmness in our lives, right? On that note, here's a message from a friend: "Here's some simp...

During certain bits of the church year, we have daily services.  Even though I cook supper and vacuum and go to work on those days, even tho...

Should he divorce her? Or should he go through with the marriage? I heard it again!  Many people think that Joseph was trying to decide w...

Zachariah to Gabriel: "How shall I know this?  For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years." Mary to Gabriel:  ...

In the story of the Emmaus disciples (Luke 24), the disciples are listening to Jesus preach to them all that the Old Testament taught about ...

7 months ... and it is no longer "boy hair"

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...