Russellings of the Spirit

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  • License Plates

    “UBUIBME” I am pretty sure – had he lived today in this post-modern, American culture – the Apostle Paul would have included my unique skill among the spiritual gifts he lists in 1 Corinthians 12:4-11. Yes… had he written that… Continue reading

  • Mealtime

    “So… what are you hungry for?” If your household is anything like mine, this is a question that crops up on a fairly regular basis… usually an hour or two prior to the designated hour of the evening meal. And… Continue reading

  • Grapes and the Dude

    I remember a sketch from Saturday Night Live a few years ago that caused me to laugh out loud… and wince a little bit, too. This sketch was called, “Short Attention Span Theater.” It featured fictional plays and dramas that… Continue reading

  • The Love Question

    By all accounts, the first to ask the musical version of the question was Bo Diddley in 1956. Ronnie Hawkins sang/asked it again in 1963, followed by Quicksilver Messenger Service in 1969, and then George Thorogood in 1984 and probably… Continue reading

  • Be Tom Brady

    Wait a minute… that didn’t come out right. Be you. Of course, be you. Only and exactly you. But be you in a Tom Brady-like way, if you know what I mean. OK… by the glazed expression on your face… Continue reading

  • Showing Our Bellies

    I like dogs. Yes, I like other animals, too… unless, of course, they are equipped with spikes or stingers or other types of self-protection devices. But dogs are right there at the top of my Animal Affection List. I like… Continue reading

  • Don’t Watch

    Travel – for the most part – is not something I enjoy very much. Between the expensive airfares… cramped airline seats… jostling your way through crowded airports with long, often frantic walks between gates… stripping in public and being frisked… Continue reading

  • Yours? Mine? Ours?

    “I’m sorry for your loss.” Over the past 10 days I have experienced the deaths of two prominent church members and my father. Of all of the phrases I have heard and said during that period, this one is probably… Continue reading

  • Happy New Day!

    So here we are… sitting in front of this gigantic, mysterious package; trying to figure out where and how to begin opening it… wondering what surprises, delights, horrors, or joys it might contain. The mysterious package I refer to is,… Continue reading

  • You move too fast

    Sad to say, it was not an unusual situation. There I stood in front of my closet. According to the day’s schedule, I should have been backing my car out of the garage door at that precise moment. Instead, though,… Continue reading