Russellings of the Spirit

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  • The Apprentice

    I mowed my yard Saturday.  I know, right? Sound the trumpets and shoot the fireworks! That’s some exciting news right there!  Surprisingly, it was not really the act of mowing that is noteworthy here. It is instead my complete mastery of the… Continue reading

  • Panning for Gold

    Here we are, in the thick of one of the most interesting – not to mention consequential – presidential election campaigns in this country’s history! The stakes are incredibly high. The campaign budgets for each candidate are even higher. And… Continue reading

  • Why I Pray

    Back in the day, (to be perfectly honest, WAAAAY back in the day), the group Lovin’ Spoonful sang a song that asked the musical question, “Do you believe in magic?” If John Sebastian and his bandmates asked me that today, I would have to say, “NO.… Continue reading

  • Forward or Backward?

    Tomorrow is the Fourth of July. Celebrating this holiday has rarely ever been a question for me. I mean, who wouldn’t jump at the chance for a day off, a backyard BBQ, a frosty cold adult beverage, all topped off by… Continue reading

  • What would YOU do?

    What if? What if you KNEW – with all the confidence you could muster – that things were going to turn out badly? What if – more specifically – you knew that the path your friend was walking would lead… Continue reading

  • Does it really matter?

    We interrupt your regularly scheduled program to bring you this breaking news: Joan and I attended church yesterday. But not just any church. We attended a (wait for it…) LUTHERAN CHURCH! And after the service, we turned our heads, looked… Continue reading

  • Going Next Level…

    It’s time to move on… to the next level. I feel like I’m ready. But sometimes I have to wonder if I am entirely willing. In one sense, I am talking about my guitar playing. I have been taking guitar… Continue reading