Russellings of the Spirit

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  • Money for Something

    What would you do if someone handed you $600 and said, “No strings attached. Use it wherever you need it.”? That exact thing happened to me two weeks ago.  Actually, she didn’t hand ME the money, per se. She gave it to me… Continue reading

  • Backwards mission

    It is now just an hour or so until we head to the airport. Joan and I are about to jump on a plane and join 16 other people for a week in Guatemala. Going from 25 degrees and snowing… Continue reading

  • Knowing Who Wins

    [NECESSARY DISCLAIMER: Lots of sports stuff to follow. Yes, a nifty little Christ-following tie-in at the end, but sports stuff first.] Have I mentioned in this space that I am a huge fan of the National Football League and its… Continue reading

  • Good… and cheap

    Never would I ever have suspected it. But as it turns out, Jesus and my former sales manager, Mike B., have shared virtually identical life wisdom with me.  Allow me to elucidate. Long, long ago, in a land far, far… Continue reading

  • A Foot in the Balcony

    Today I thank God for artists. Artists of all types. Writers. Painters. Singers. Song writers. Dancers. Poets. Sculptors. Artists dabbling in media they don’t yet have a name for. While you and I are down here on life’s dance floor,… Continue reading

  • IT’S A CONSPIRACY!!!

    No, seriously. It’s true. Did you know I heard that Taylor Swift is actually a ROBOT! Yes! You might also be interested to know that she was sent here from the planet Triskaideka to infiltrate our culture and turn teen and pre-teen women… Continue reading

  • Pure Purpose

    Today I am puzzling over ambition. When is it too much? When is it not enough? And just what the heck is it, anyway? The Oxford English Dictionary defines ambition as: “a strong desire to do or to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard… Continue reading

  • PLEASE STRETCH ME

    As I pulled up to the curb, I reached over and hit the button that activated my emergency flashers. Even though I was illegally parked, I figured it would only take me a second to run into the library, return… Continue reading

  • THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS

    Have you noticed? “Thoughts and prayers” are getting a bad rap these days. Some might say, “deservedly so.” The meme here on the right is one example of that disdain. I could include dozens of others including the cartoon showing… Continue reading

  • Not Keeping Score

    Well, it finally happened. It took all the way until January 5, but I finally made my first mistake of 2024.  Oh well. So much for that resolution. Of course, I am joking. The mistake I made today – thinking I was… Continue reading