Russellings of the Spirit

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  • Watch Your Eyes!

    Today, for the first time in a jillion years, I got new glasses. Not just new lenses. New frames, too.  And if I do say so myself, they are pretty danged snazzy.  All of which made me pause and think… Continue reading

  • The Dry

    Man… this sure is a dry time. And I say that as I gaze outside the window to my left, and notice a malicious mixture of slush and snow falling from the sky. The dryness I am referring to is… Continue reading

  • Crafting Corners of Control

    Has this conversation ever happened in your home? HONEY #1: “Honey? Have you seen the ______? I could have sworn I saw it here in this cabinet the last time I used it.” HONEY #2: “Oh! Yes! I moved it over to… Continue reading

  • No Secret Cobbler

    Way back in the W.Y. (“Working Years,” for the uninitiated), I went out to lunch with my pastor buddy Steven. We dined at a local burger place and discussed a few of the many mysteries of the pastoring life.  I… Continue reading

  • Getting Uncomfortable

    Before Word #1 appears on this page, I have to settle in at my desk and get nice and comfortable. Before my car’s engine roars (politely) to life, I make sure I am quite comfortable there in the driver’s seat.… Continue reading

  • The God Who Gets It

    By now, my response cycle has become a well-practiced routine. I hear news reports of a mass shooting. I shake my head and sigh, “Not again.” I await the slow trickle of further details, incrementally ratcheting up my shock and outrage as… Continue reading

  • Broken Limbs

    They are everywhere you look here in Fort Collins… a truly heartbreaking sight. Twenty-three inches of snow by itself might have done the trick. But twenty-three inches of heavy, wet snowwas definitely the coup de grace. I’m talking about broken tree limbs.… Continue reading

  • Going First

    Going first comes naturally to me. It all started when I volunteered to be the first of five children born to Lyn and George Brown, some [mumble, mumble] years ago. That meant I got to be the first guinea pig for them… Continue reading

  • Healing Snow

    Turns out, all it took was an epic 23-inch snowfall! Let me back up a second and explain… My wife and I are relatively new residents of this little eight house cul-de-sac in Fort Collins, Colorado. We moved here in… Continue reading

  • Thank you, Chris and Charlie

    Today I want to use this space to say “Thank you” to all the people in my life who ever tried to teach me anything. Lord knows this note is – in some cases – 50 or more years overdue.… Continue reading