Russellings of the Spirit

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  • Where’s my hoverboard?

    Where is my hoverboard? Where is my flying car? Where, oh where are the meals that I can magically summon from my home computer screen? Oh, wait a minute… sorry… I forgot about www.papajohns.com. Remember all of the miraculous technological… Continue reading

  • I ♥ (fill in the blank)

    My wife and I just returned from our annual trip to the Pacific Northwest region to visit with my parents and siblings. It was a great trip with lots of quality family time and wonderful weather. The sad part, of course,… Continue reading

  • Marriage Equality and Sacred Covenant

    Today – because of last Friday’s Supreme Court decision – marriage equality is the law of the land in the U.S. From sea to sea. From north to south. In every corner of every state. And although the church and… Continue reading

  • 5 Things the Kansas City Royals Can Teach Us About the Christian Faith

    OK… I will have to start out by apologizing in advance to all of the non-sports fans who might be reading this: Sorry, folks. But only a little sorry. Because right now in the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area, we… Continue reading

  • it’s really NOT all about the bass.

    Most of the time it is a piece of jewelry to me. There purely for the purpose of personal adornment. Something to include as part of the ritual of getting dressed in the morning: Shoes? Socks? Watch? Wedding ring? Fitbit?… Continue reading

  • Answers in search of a question

    If you ever get the opportunity to tour the Bradbury Science Museum in Los Alamos, New Mexico, you should most definitely not miss it. This is the museum where the story of the development of the world’s first atomic bomb… Continue reading

  • Be + Long

    Do you belong? If so, to what or to whom do you belong? In 2003 author Joseph Myers wrote a book called, The Search to Belong explaining that BELONGING is one of the most fundamental hungers human beings experience. He… Continue reading

  • When you don’t know… lean

    “I don’t know.” Frankly, I hate that answer. I hate hearing it. I hate giving it. I try to do everything in my power to avoid it. Because it is an answer that is not an answer. And depending on… Continue reading

  • “Forgive us our messes…”

    It is sad, but true: am a tidy-er. Meaning that I like to tidy things up. OK, so don’t look at the top of my desk right now for your proof. But it is true in just about every other… Continue reading

  • Can you tie your shoes?

    On my recent birthday, I proudly turned 62 years of age. It is still pretty mind-blowing to me to say that number, but it is indeed accurate. And turning 62 is a lot better than NOT turning 62, I’ve decided.… Continue reading