Russellings of the Spirit

faith

  • A Way in the Wilderness…

    Fifty-two years ago today, an epic adventure took place. Footprints were placed on a new, unfamiliar landscape.  Eyes were opened. Discoveries were made… discoveries that were both earth-shaking and life-altering. Old barriers were broken down and we witnessed the dawn… Continue reading

  • Maybe God is… *

    Maybe God is.  Period. Full stop. This might seem like an odd concession to doubt for one who publicly calls himself as a believer. [And yes, I do most definitely call myself a believer.] Yet despite the strength of that belief… Continue reading

  • Broken Limbs

    They are everywhere you look here in Fort Collins… a truly heartbreaking sight. Twenty-three inches of snow by itself might have done the trick. But twenty-three inches of heavy, wet snowwas definitely the coup de grace. I’m talking about broken tree limbs.… Continue reading

  • Thank you, Chris and Charlie

    Today I want to use this space to say “Thank you” to all the people in my life who ever tried to teach me anything. Lord knows this note is – in some cases – 50 or more years overdue.… Continue reading

  • Should we be nice?

    Today, while taking the dogs for a walk in the park, I saw a hand-painted sign leaning against a fence. It was big… probably four feet high and six feet wide. Every letter on the sign was painted a different… 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

  • Trusting the Master Mapmaker

    I am not exactly sure when it started, but for a very long time I’ve had a deep fascination with MAPS. I remember my very real excitement when – at the age of eight or nine – my grandfather handed… Continue reading

  • Happy birthday, Andy

    Yesterday was Andy’s birthday. His first 39 birthdays were celebrated here on earth. The last three have been celebrated in Andy’s new, celestial home.  Having the good fortune to be born exactly halfway between them, Andy was a childhood friend… Continue reading

  • One Coin… Two Sides

    So, have you ever seen this translation of the Bible? It’s the one that starts with the words, “In the beginning, God got political.” No. Of course you haven’t seen that translation. I just now concocted that verse. But I did so… Continue reading

  • A Tangled History

    Yesterday I wrote about the way politics and faith seem to live on polar opposite ends of the known universe. (a post which you can read in its entirety here.) As we check the historical record, however, it seems they have… Continue reading