Russellings of the Spirit

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  • The Unbalanced Ledger

    It is a routine, daily part of life. I give you THIS, and in return, you give me THAT. I give you $50 (or more), and you give me a tank of gas for my car. I give you a compliment on… Continue reading

  • Peace of the Perfect Circumstance

    Poor neighbor Nancy. You can’t see it very well in this picture, but Nancy and her husband Ned (not their real names, by the way. Are there any Neds left in the world anymore? I mean besides the Simpsons’ neighbor?) have a… Continue reading

  • A Chat with Dad

    Today I am going to do something I have not done before. Since today is November 1, I have decided I am going to hold my own, small, very Anglo version of Día de los Muertos. Dia de los Muertos, or… Continue reading

  • Watch Your Eyes!

    Today, for the first time in a jillion years, I got new glasses. Not just new lenses. New frames, too.  And if I do say so myself, they are pretty danged snazzy.  All of which made me pause and think… Continue reading

  • The Eye of God

    Beneath his mask of anger, bluff, and bluster, God sees… God sees the fearful, insecure child hiding inside. Beneath the surface of the spreader of careless gossip, God sees… God sees the fragile, wounded heart, yearning to belong. Beneath the… Continue reading

  • Lockdown Freedom

    Yesterday kind of sucked. It was day 4,845,154 of the Great Lockdown of 2020 (not that anyone is counting, of course). It was another day of wearing our masks in public, another day of super-fastidious hand washing, another day of… Continue reading

  • A New World? Or a New Heart?

    The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind… If I had a hammer… To everything, turn, turn, turn… Abraham, Martin, and John… We’ve got to get out of this place… WAR! [UH! GRUNT!] What is it good for? (Absolutely… Continue reading

  • The Heart of the Matter

    After experiencing a somewhat fraught relationship with it for too many years, I finally can say with confidence that I LOVE the Bible. Whether I am diving into accounts of the trials of God’s people, being seared by the white-hot… Continue reading

  • To Callous, or Not to Callous

    Blogosphere, meet my guitars. The Martin Dreadnought acoustic is the one on the left and the Fender American Stratocaster (with double humbucker pickup) is the one on the right. Guitars, meet the blogosphere. I love these instruments and miss them… Continue reading

  • A Letter from Inside…

    Dear Mom; Well, it’s been one month now since they locked me up and this is the first time I’ve sat down and written to you. I’m really sorry about that! It’s just that… well, honestly, I can’t come up… Continue reading