Russellings of the Spirit

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  • Why Not the Cross?

    WIIFM. No. Those are not the call letters of a new radio station on the FM dial. It is also not a funny way of saying the word for the goal of a baseball pitcher when facing an opposing batter.… Continue reading

  • The Right Time

    “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven…” Ecclesiastes 3:1, NRSV Contrary to what I am inclined to believe, “right now” is not always the correct answer. On the other hand, “later” is also… Continue reading

  • LISTEN!

    “God told me to.” Have you ever heard those four words offered in response to the question, “Why did you do that?” If you have heard someone say that before, tell me honestly: what were the first thoughts that popped… Continue reading

  • May flowers

    The season we are in right now… here in the early part of May… is one of my favorite times of the year. New life is appearing on trees and in the fields, birds are chirping, and the scorching heat… Continue reading

  • Good luck!

    Hey… check out this clover from my back yard. I guess clover is supposed to be a bad thing to have in your yard, but I really like the look of it. It transports me to Ireland for a fleeting… Continue reading

  • Wasps?

    I’m not sure it is bad enough to call it a wasp problem. Even the word concern gives it a little more gravity than it deserves. So let’s go with either the phrase wasp vexation or wasp annoyance. It all… Continue reading

  • It’s Not Fair!

    “IT’S NOT FAIR!” If you are a parent and have NOT heard this phrase at least 65,000 times from your kids, you’re not doing it right. In my experience, no one has a keener sense of fairness than those miniature… Continue reading

  • Play Ball!

    Ahhhhhhhh! That sound you just heard is the same sound you hear when a thirsty, parched man is finally able to take a deep, satisfying drink of cold water. It is also the sound I make – totally involuntarily –… Continue reading

  • DO IT

    “Wow!” my wife remarked to our friend Bill recently as we sat down with he and his wife for dinner… (not his real name, by the way. But I’m not changing it to protect him from embarrassment. I’m changing it… Continue reading

  • A CASE OF THE DRIFTS

    I got a little bit of a scare the other day. As I was driving back home after having spent the day in the two small communities where I serve, I noticed a bit of weariness beginning to set in.… Continue reading