For Honey: Death Be Not Proud

Susan Isaacs July 26th, 2010

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"It is a fearful thing to love what death can touch." – Chaim Stern

This is a eulogy to a pet. If you are not inclined to maudlin pet tributes nor have room in your theology for pets in heaven, then save me the embarrassment and yourself the frustration, and give this piece a skip.

My dearest cat died on Sunday. Honey was 13 years old. I'd held out hope she would be one of those cats that made it to 18. But even if she had, it wouldn't hav … (Read More)

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Compassion

Susan Isaacs May 20th, 2010

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For many years I thought about sponsoring a child. My sister and her husband had sponsored several Compassion kids over the years, and so had other married friends. I saw their photos on their fridges: smiling in their native clothes, holding up the shoes they bought with the birthday money their sponsors had sent. What a great thing to do, I told myself. Once I had a stable income, a husband and kids to share the experience with. At least, I needed my own fridge on wh … (Read More)

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Why We Call This Friday GOOD

Susan Isaacs April 15th, 2010

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I grew up in the Lutheran church. Easter Sunday was wonderful, but by the time we got to church, Jesus was already alive, up and at 'em. Our church did have a Maundy Thursday and Good Friday service. But when I was in high school: the holiest thing was to attend a Calvary Chapel Easter Sunrise Service. They played Keith Green, Chuck Smith preached for like five hours, and my butt froze flat on a football stadium bench. I mostly remember going to Denny's afte … (Read More)

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Anger, Ashes & Compassion

Susan Isaacs March 9th, 2010

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One March afternoon in my first year of college, I stopped at the school's theater box office to buy tickets to some nihilistic bucket-o-blood experimental theater production. I had to see it for class credit. I noticed the woman behind the glass had a black smear on her forehead. Maybe she had to do scene painting for class credit? So I kindly informed her of the schmutz.

"It's Ash Wednesday," she glared.

"Oh, yes of course!" I apologized. … (Read More)

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Destruction in Haiti (and the Destructiveness of Words)

Susan Isaacs February 2nd, 2010

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My husband Larry used to travel a lot when he wrote for World Vision. He visited countries all over the world that suffer from poverty. World Vision's mission is to help the poor with basic needs and education. Larry's a pretty idealistic guy, but Haiti was the only country he felt was beyond hope. He could physically feel the oppression and despair. He couldn't wait to leave. In fact, the official he interviewed encouraged him to do so as soon as possi … (Read More)

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Clusterfuzzle – Susan Isaacs on SBE

Erik Guzman January 15th, 2010

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Anne Lamott says that laughter is the carbonated form of holiness. If that's true, Susan Isaacs is an effervescent, snarky, super-saint.

Join Susan on this week's Steve Brown Etc. as we discuss the tragedy in Haiti, Pat Robertson, and we finally get the answer to the question, "If there's a good God, why does he allow so much pain and suffering?" How's that for comedy?!! Waka waka.

We also talk about Susan's current projects and, … (Read More)

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