Russellings of the Spirit

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  • New Shoes

    This past weekend I observed a personal ritual known as, “The Changing of the Shoes.” It is exactly like the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, except without the pageantry, fuzzy hats, Corgis, Englishness, formality, or really anything else. My ritual… Continue reading

  • Ideal vs. Real

    I flew my American flag every day last week. No… I did not fly my flag because of some sudden, Fourth-of-July-inspired outburst of patriotism. I flew my flag because that’s just what I do. Flying the American flag is a… Continue reading

  • Daring to die

    Picture, if you will, this scene: Jesus gathers with his closest disciples to celebrate the Feast of Passover. They are in the upper room in Jerusalem… the same place they have gathered every year of his ministry. As the last… Continue reading

  • Laundry Love

    It is just understood… around our house, the laundry chore is MINE. Now and then – if I am gone or if she really needs something washed immediately – my wife is permitted to enter the Sacred Utility Room and… Continue reading