Russellings of the Spirit

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  • Tollbooth Theology

    A couple of weeks ago I had to drive to Topeka for a meeting. I like driving to Topeka. It is a good interjection of quiet time in my week and is also not a punishingly large amount of “windshield… Continue reading

  • Who’s fooling who?

    Two men. Two VERY different stories… and yet stories with some interesting similarities. Both men are New Yorkers. Both are very high profile individuals. And both now appear to have exercised incredibly poor judgment.             And as much as I… Continue reading

  • Dislodging the pearl

    “What does that mean?”             We hear something that confuses or perplexes us. We don’t get it. We want to be able to apply a word or concept to our lives or see the world in a different, more helpful… Continue reading

  • Did you notice?

    … but Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs.” Matthew 19:14 “I had no idea!” Do you remember the last thing that caused… Continue reading

  • So right

    Called it! Totally!”             That is the phrase that often rings out when Joan and I play one of our favorite at-home games: Name that Next Line of Dialogue. High-fives follow.             Because of our goofy work schedules we hardly… Continue reading

  • What I deserve

    DESERVE. What does that word mean to you? I had two encounters with it in close succession last week that set me to pondering.             The first was while I was waiting on hold with my trash pick-up company. I… Continue reading

  • Got safety?

    A question for you: How safe do you feel… right now?             Looking back, it seems like an odd question. And so if safety seems like an odd thing to discuss, it must be because I feel very safe. How… Continue reading

  • Exit here…

    I missed my exit on the freeway yesterday. It was near the new section where I-69 and 435 intersect. You know the one. I’ve been on almost all of the new exit ramps at least once since they were opened… Continue reading

  • Question #4

    Who am I? What do I want? What am I willing to give to get what I want?             I don’t know how many of us stop and ask ourselves these fundamental life questions with any regularity. I have a… Continue reading

  • the divine interrupter.

    I got robo-called the other day. Luckily I did not follow my first instincts… which were to hang up the phone as soon as I heard the voice telling me, “Don’t hang up! This is an important call!”  I say… Continue reading