Russellings of the Spirit

identity

  • Notice me! Notice me!

    Saw this car parked outside the grocery store the other day. I see a lot of cars like this in Colorado. Doubtless you also have seen this one or its twin at a grocery store, Home Depot, cinema, fitness center,… Continue reading

  • Am I Really a Male?

    By all outward indications, the answer to the question posed above is a resounding, “YES!”  The inward benchmarks (e.g., the sum of my urges, drives, thinking, and worldview) also seem to point in the direction of an affirmative response. But… Continue reading

  • Homecoming

    Where is your place? Whenever I discuss the important places in my life, I usually list four:  Columbus, Ohio – the place where I was born. Seattle, Washington – the place to which our family moved in 1969 (and still… Continue reading

  • “Well, I declare!”

    It is one thing to know who you are. Today, after 60 plus years of trial and error and experimentation, I feel as if I am finally getting a handle on my own identity. However, it is quite another thing entirely to DECLARE that… Continue reading

  • U2Charist?

    Are they? Or aren’t they? Inquiring minds want to know: is U2 a Christian band? Or are they just a rock band that – if you look at some of their lyrics and squint really hard – you can occasionally… Continue reading

  • To Be Free

    During most years, the topic of freedom is something we trot out once a year… like our Christmas ornaments and tax returns. When the calendar hits early July, we religiously unfurl the red-white-and-blue bunting, light M-80s and Black Cats and… Continue reading

  • Change is Good?

    I preach change all the time. When some flavor of change seems to be looming on the horizon, I find scripture to cite to assure folks that God is not just GOOD with change but often actually goes out of his… Continue reading

  • It’s Closing In!

    I’m not going to lie… I am more than a little bit scared. There is a date looming on my calendar that ties my stomach into the kind of knots only a Boy Scout could master. What is the nature… Continue reading

  • R is for Redemption

    (This post will be the first in a series. Recently, my mentor/counselor/friend suggested I create an acrostic from my name as a way of claiming my God-given identity.) I love the table in our breakfast room. In fact, it is… Continue reading

  • Necktie Truth

    Q: When is a burning bush NOT a burning bush? A: When it is a collapsing tie rack. Ba-dump-bump! Let me explain: Sunday night when I came home I was tired. Earlier in the day, I woke up at 5:00… Continue reading