Russellings of the Spirit

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  • TODAY

    Today the mountains spoke to me… … they told me not to worry. Today the mountains sang to me… … they told me all is well. Today the mountains lectured me… … they said they’ve seen this all before. Today… Continue reading

  • Where the Nutrients Are

    A couple of years ago, I was driving from Point A to Point B, listening to the radio. As is usually the case, my car radio was tuned to the local National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate. The host of the show was… Continue reading

  • The Last Hurrah

    “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it…” (Psalm 24:1, NRSV) Seldom has there been a more oft-repeated, self-evident phrase than the one I am about to utter. Despite that, I press on… “FALL… Continue reading

  • Pointing It Out

    Sometimes, I really appreciate it. Like, for instance, when we are out dining with friends and Joan sees a big blob of spaghetti sauce on my chin and then signals me – using that secret sign language couples develop over… Continue reading

  • DONE!

    The voice of my sweet wife: “Are you finished in there yet, honey?” ME: “Almost!” Sweet wife: “OK. Just let me know. We need to leave in five minutes!” ME (as we walk into whatever-occasion-it-was, 10 minutes after the festivities began): “Sorry we’re late.… Continue reading

  • “Well, I declare!”

    It is one thing to know who you are. Today, after 60 plus years of trial and error and experimentation, I feel as if I am finally getting a handle on my own identity. However, it is quite another thing entirely to DECLARE that… Continue reading

  • One Coin… Two Sides

    So, have you ever seen this translation of the Bible? It’s the one that starts with the words, “In the beginning, God got political.” No. Of course you haven’t seen that translation. I just now concocted that verse. But I did so… Continue reading

  • A Tangled History

    Yesterday I wrote about the way politics and faith seem to live on polar opposite ends of the known universe. (a post which you can read in its entirety here.) As we check the historical record, however, it seems they have… Continue reading

  • The Intersection

    Sometimes they seem to go together like… … anchovies and marshmallows, or … toddlers and Harleys, or … armadillos and highways, or … two other things that really, really don’t go together at all. And no, I am not talking… Continue reading

  • Editing Myself

    [**WARNING** This post has been edited!!!] Just yesterday, the moment I’ve been waiting for all these years FINALLY HAPPENED! I was SO excited! See, this guy – out of the clear, blue sky – zinged me with an unnecessarily harsh… Continue reading