Russellings of the Spirit

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  • Panning for Gold

    Here we are, in the thick of one of the most interesting – not to mention consequential – presidential election campaigns in this country’s history! The stakes are incredibly high. The campaign budgets for each candidate are even higher. And… Continue reading

  • Are You a Clinger?

    Everything was ready. Ready for that brand new, sparkly adventure called TODAY. Everything, that is, except for the shirt. Picking out shorts, shoes, and socks was the easy part of the equation. Shirts – being the most prominent member of… Continue reading

  • Healings!

    Praise God!  I’ve been healed!  Not just once, but TWICE! After struggling for months and months with persistent knee pain (due to a fall suffered while walking two VERY excited Wheaten Terriers on a trail through Custer State Park), I got a… Continue reading

  • Can We Learn?

    If you are a person of “a certain age,” you no doubt remember Pete Seeger’s big hit from 1955, Where Have All the Flowers Gone? Where have all the flowers gone? Long time passing. Where have all the flowers gone? Long… Continue reading

  • Memorial Day musings

    Today I am re-blogging a post from my blogosphere friend Karla with thoughts on the significance of this Memorial Day holiday. Let us all take a moment to remember and thank those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom.… Continue reading

  • Bless Me?

    “Grandpa, can you bless yourself?” There I was, walking home with my 10-year-old grandson Will with he and his dad. You know, just a casual stroll along the tree-lined path between Will’s school and their home. We sauntered along, idly… Continue reading

  • Spring Cleaning

    I don’t like the words, “control” or “program.”  When it comes to the topic of the incessant chatter that whirls around inside my head, I am a much bigger fan of the word “influence.” As in, “How can I exert a… Continue reading

  • Miraculousness

    I didn’t see it this time. Colorado was too far away from the “path of totality” for even a hint of a glimpse of yesterday’s total solar eclipse. But we did get to experience this eerie natural phenomenon in 2017… Continue reading

  • An Audience of One

    This week is a familiar week. Yes. It is Holy Week. At the same time, it is a holy week.  For folks like me who have been around the church practically since birth, it is a week that comes with… Continue reading

  • More candles… more seeds

    I’d like to ask you to pause just for a moment and think about your home.  Not just the house you live in. But everything else that causes you to call it HOME.  What do you like about it? What… Continue reading