Russellings of the Spirit

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  • Saggy Clay

    “Yet, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand.”(Isaiah 64:8, NRSV) One of my favorite courses in college was Pottery 101. We started out the class by… Continue reading

  • I Heart Blogs

    Do you like reading blog posts? Come to think of it, that is probably a stupid question, given that you are reading this one right now. I enjoy reading a variety of different blogs. According to an article on the… Continue reading

  • Short and Sweet

    “For he knows how we were made; he remembers that we are dust. As for mortals, their days are like grass; they flourish like a flower of the field; for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and… Continue reading

  • The Lives of Trees

    This was posted earlier by one of my favorite bloggers. It is an amazing meditation on the magic of trees. Mitch Teemley Of all the flora upon the earth, none seem quite so human as trees. Endlessly varied, not only… Continue reading

  • The Path

    “To know me…” my friend Rick used to say, always with a sly smirk, “… is to love me.” And for most of us, that certainly is the logical order of things. Step 1: Get to know someone. Or something.… Continue reading

  • It’s All Hard

    A local remodeling contractor came over to our house on Saturday. My sweet, visionary wife has this notion of flipping the locations of our current kitchen and dining room so that each of them would end up in the space… Continue reading

  • Visions of Love

    “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”  John 15:13, NRSV HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! Welcome to the day set aside on the calendar to celebrate one of history’s epic distortions of reality. I give you Exhibit… Continue reading

  • Being a parent…

    I’ve been an acrobat. But I have never done more juggling, flipping, and contorting than I have as a parent. I’ve been an artist. But I have never helped create anything more beautiful than my children. I’ve been heartbroken. But… Continue reading

  • Loveland

    Two days ago I went into my nearby U.S. Post Office here in Fort Collins, Colorado. The purpose of my trip – I am eager to tell you – was to mail a Super Bowl LIV Champions KANSAS CITY CHIEFS… Continue reading

  • Chew on it

    “Is this mine to do?” Sometimes this is an easy question to answer… other times it is surprisingly difficult. In my experience, it is also a question that most folks do not ask nearly often enough. I was across town… Continue reading