Russellings of the Spirit

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  • Play Ball!

    I love baseball. I mean I REALLY love baseball; despite the fact that I am hexed enough to be a Kansas City Royals fan for life. When I tell you that I love baseball, I mean I love everything about it.… Continue reading

  • Disease to Please

    “Did I please you?” It was a silly question… asked, as it were, in the middle of my euphoric vocalizations and lip smacks. But I suspect the silliness of the question was a big part of the reason she asked… Continue reading

  • In or out?

    Apologies in advance to the comedian who said this originally, because I thought it was really funny. But as much as I would like to give credit where credit is due, I can’t remember your name. Commenting on the popularity… Continue reading

  • Daring to die

    Picture, if you will, this scene: Jesus gathers with his closest disciples to celebrate the Feast of Passover. They are in the upper room in Jerusalem… the same place they have gathered every year of his ministry. As the last… Continue reading

  • INDIVISIBLE

    All that hard work for the last three months… and suddenly POOF! it’s done. As I write this, I have just finished singing with the Heartland Men’s Chorus in a concert called, “INDIVISIBLE: Songs of Remembrance and Resistance.”The weekend included… Continue reading

  • Be Like Rosie

    Meet Rosie. Rosie is our nearly eight-month-old Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier. And yes, it is perfectly OK for you to say what you’re thinking right now: she IS, in fact, the cutest dog in the world. Rosie is very high-spirited and… Continue reading

  • Remembering. And Giving Thanks

    When you grow up – as I did – in the state of Ohio, a mere one state east of the state of Indiana, Memorial Day only meant ONE THING: listening to the Indianapolis 500 auto race on the radio.… Continue reading

  • The “Never Enough Club”

    I wasn’t very productive today. But then again, I’m on vacation. Productivity is not really expected of people on vacation… is it? Two weeks ago, on the other hand, I was NOT on vacation. It was a Thursday as I… Continue reading

  • My Mystery Blogger Award

    Wow! I am having a genuine Sally Fields moment here. I have just been nominated for my first-ever blogger award… The Mystery Blogger Award by Mitch Teemley (see his work at https://mitchteemley.com/. He is insanely good!). The idea is to give… Continue reading

  • Forgive them Father, For They Have Spinned

    “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” John 15:12, NRSV Sometimes, my wife really knows how to push my buttons. When she wants to effectively get under my skin, she calls me SpinMaster.… Continue reading