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A Blemishing Blunder
There is no other way to describe it. It was humiliating. Yesterday I was compelled to transport myself down to the Fort Collins Municipal Court building to try and explain to the city’s Powers That Be that – despite their rather persuasive… Continue reading
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Gentle Jesus, Meek and Mild
“Gentle Jesus, meek and mild.” That is the Jesus I was taught about in Sunday school as a very young boy. I think I might have even learned a song with that phrase as the title. He was the Jesus… Continue reading
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A Dog’s Weltanschauung
Patrick is doing a lot better, thanks. To clarify… Patrick is our dog. He is a 10-year-old Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier. There he is, on the right… Joan and I have had Patrick since he was about a year and a half… Continue reading
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Dust to Diamonds
What does the word “redemption” mean to you? Do you hear it as the same word as “salvation”? Or something different? Maybe something transactional… like redeeming your airline miles or your S&H Green Stamps? (Kids, go ask your grandparents what Green… Continue reading
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Connect and Thrive!
It was tough. For all of us. Everyone knew – including dad – that the day had finally come for the family to ask him to surrender his car keys. His driving had become more and more erratic over the… Continue reading
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His Master’s Voice
There is a cartoon from New Yorker magazine that has been making the rounds on the interwebs lately. This cartoon shows two people – a man and a woman – walking along a city sidewalk, deep in conversation. The woman turns to… Continue reading
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Test Time!
What kind of a test-taker are you? As I look back on my own academic career, I am forced to confess to confess the cold, hard truth: tests were a struggle for me. When it came time to put away… Continue reading
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Test Time!
What kind of a test-taker are you? As I look back on my own academic career, I am forced to confess to confess the cold, hard truth: tests were a struggle for me. When it came time to put away… Continue reading
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The Eternal NOW
Devoting too much of my mind to an imagined future leads to anxiety or anger or both. Devoting too much of my mind to a bygone past leads to resentment or arrogance or both. My challenge today is to learn… Continue reading
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The Work of Restoration
[WARNING! The following is a heavily political post… infused, ideally, with sprinklings of Spirit at some point along the way. Proceed at your own risk.] I saw the handwriting on the wall long before going to bed Tuesday night. The reporting carried… Continue reading
Russellings of the Spirit 