Russellings of the Spirit

baseball

  • Hope for the Hopeless

    Here we are, at the end of August. In the universe of organized sports, this moment is a bit of an inflection point.  Basketball and hockey are still in hibernation for a while. (But seriously, does anyone care?) College football starts today… Continue reading

  • Through the eyes of an eight-year-old

    It probably shouldn’t have, but his question caught me completely off guard. There I was, innocently watching my grandson play baseball with his team there in the steamy heat of southwestern Louisiana this past weekend. I was there sitting on… Continue reading

  • What’s At the Heart

    I love Hud. True confession time: at first, I did NOT love Hud. At all. Hud (or Uncle Hud) is the name Kansas City Royals fans have given to Rex Hudler – the  guy who does play-by-play of Royals games on… Continue reading

  • Certain Uncertainty

    I may have said this before, but I just LOVE Google! Questions which, in bygone days, might have floated off into the ether unanswered, can now be resolved in the blink of an eye, thanks to Google. Just yesterday, for example, I… Continue reading

  • Take Hope

    “But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have?” Romans 8:24, NRSV. Hope is a precious commodity these days. On some days, it can be harder to find than that ever-elusive toilet paper. We squint and look at the… Continue reading

  • Game on!

    Do you like to compete? Some people do… and some people (I understand) don’t. And it seems as if for those who do like to compete, EVERYTHING is a competition. Heck, I once knew a guy who was so competitive he… Continue reading

  • 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

  • Play Ball!

    Ahhhhhhhh! That sound you just heard is the same sound you hear when a thirsty, parched man is finally able to take a deep, satisfying drink of cold water. It is also the sound I make – totally involuntarily –… Continue reading