Russellings of the Spirit

Christmas

  • Home Sweet Home

    “And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them and be their God…” Revelation 21:3 It has been exactly six years since… Continue reading

  • What Do You Want?

    If you are a celebrator of Christmas, you know exactly what I mean when I ask, “So… how was your Christmas?” You would correctly assume I am asking whether you were able to get in a little rest and relaxation time,… Continue reading

  • Captain Obvious

    I don’t usually do this, but what the heck! It’s a new year, so why not start it by doing something different? I will rudely ask: What did YOU get for Christmas? I ask you that question for the same reason… Continue reading

  • SAVED

    Passengers on the Titanic knew it. Jews living in the ghettos of Warsaw in 1939 knew it, too. No one knows it better today than the citizens of Ukraine. It certainly was a routine part of the consciousness of people… Continue reading

  • Excluded

    They were all there.  Standing close. Knowingly nudging each other. Laughing.  Sharing so much more than space and time. They were sharing themselves. It was the place I desperately wanted to be but couldn’t. I watched them and ached.  Left… Continue reading

  • Remembering

    “I’m sorry. I forgot.” If I had a shiny new quarter for every time I’ve uttered those words in my life, I would be a moderately well-off man.  And although I am getting up there in total birthdays, I can’t… Continue reading

  • Why Give?

    It’s Christmas… the season of giving. But why?  I mean, why do we give? I am not ONLY talking about Christmas giving. I’m talking about any kind of giving. I puzzled on this one for a while and came up with a… Continue reading

  • Jesus and Santa

    On our morning walk today, I saw a sign in a neighbor’s front yard that read: “JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON.” And being the eager Jesus follower I am, I responded with a hearty, “Heck yeah! That’s right, brother/sister/non-binary… Continue reading

  • Put Some Meat On It

    What has Christmas cost you… so far? And no, I am not talking about the money you have spent on presents… or decorations… or food… or postage for all of those cards… or gas for your car. In fact, I… Continue reading

  • My Christmas of Shame

    As the Christmas of my 12th year approached, I wanted a Sting-Ray bike so badly I could taste it. “Everybody has one,” I told my parents, although I’m not sure that was technically true. There were probably one or two 12-year-olds in… Continue reading