Russellings of the Spirit

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  • Singing vs. Softball

    Just as one of my favorite “s” seasons comes to an end, another favorite “s” season begins. And no… I am not talking about spring and summer. I am referring here to singing season (the one just concluding) and softball season… the one just now cranking up. … Continue reading

  • 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

  • More candles… more seeds

    I’d like to ask you to pause just for a moment and think about your home.  Not just the house you live in. But everything else that causes you to call it HOME.  What do you like about it? What… Continue reading

  • Yes. You do have one

    So… what is your story?  You’ve got one, you know. It’s sitting right there, just behind your corneas.  I say that because in many ways, your story works exactly like the lens in your eye. Every beam of light in… Continue reading

  • “Have a Nice Day!”

    It sounds so simple. So basic. So dripping with common sense. “Be nice.” I saw this phrase emblazoned on the front of my granddaughter’s T-shirt the other day and immediately replied, “YES! Of course!” But then I tried actually DOING it. Not so easy after… Continue reading

  • Scratching the Choir Itch

    There is something magical about singing. Especially when that singing is done in harmony with other people.  I am not musically intelligent enough to know how it all works, but when those people over there sing one note, the folks… Continue reading

  • Viva la difference!

    I’m sorry, but it’s true; I am married to the best cook in the world. The votes are in… tallies have been verified by Price-Waterhouse… the verdict is final. How she does it – consistently night after night– I’ll never… Continue reading

  • Lent and the GTS

    I miss Facebook. You see, my chosen Lenten discipline this year was pursuing a fast (i.e., a period of intentional self-denial) from Facebook. Facebook had become something I found myself being sucked into WAAAAY too often. I rationalized that I used… Continue reading

  • My Saints

    He was a slick-fielding, light hitting second baseman for the church softball team. He sold microscopes for the E. Leitz Company. Later, he heard a call that changed not only his life, but the lives of everyone in his family.… Continue reading

  • Well, I declare!

    Despite instincts to the contrary, I regularly try to keep an open mind. Life has shown me again and again the hazards of latching – iron-fistedly – onto a particular thesis or paradigm. God seems to take great delight, in… Continue reading