Russellings of the Spirit

Jesus Christ

  • Am I Essential?

    On March 25, the governor of Colorado issued an official, legally binding, mandatory, “Stay at Home” order to try and help stop the spread of the COVID-19 disease that is now ravaging the country. As retired persons, this order did… Continue reading

  • The Invisible Enemy

    “The Invisible Enemy” is a popular way of describing the foe we are battling during this current pandemic. It’s true. The virus that causes the deadly COVID-19 disease cannot be seen by the naked eye. It travels, unseen, from person… Continue reading

  • These Dogs

    These dogs. They don’t do much, in the grand scheme of things. Sleeping seems to be very high on their list of “Things to do” every day. (A little too much of it, if you ask me). There is also… Continue reading

  • Change is Coming

    Think back; do you recall events in your life that CHANGED you? I mean, changed you in a profound, lasting, BC/AD kind of way? I believe I was forever changed that time my dad suffered third-degree burns on his upper… Continue reading

  • Deeper Roots

    Blessed are those who trust in the Lord,     whose trust is the Lord. 8 They shall be like a tree planted by water,     sending out its roots by the stream. It shall not fear when heat comes,     and its leaves shall… Continue reading

  • Option Number Three

    Long ago… let’s say it was during freshman Biology class… I learned about the “fight or flight” response. The idea behind this response is that when an animal (including the human animal) is confronted by a life-threatening situation, the adrenal… Continue reading

  • “Let me OFF!”

    Well, it’s that time of year again. It is the time of year when the antennae of clergyfolk in the United Methodist Church are exquisitely attuned to every minor shift in the wind, every minute rise or fall in barometric… Continue reading

  • Saggy Clay

    “Yet, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand.”(Isaiah 64:8, NRSV) One of my favorite courses in college was Pottery 101. We started out the class by… Continue reading

  • Short and Sweet

    “For he knows how we were made; he remembers that we are dust. As for mortals, their days are like grass; they flourish like a flower of the field; for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and… Continue reading

  • The Path

    “To know me…” my friend Rick used to say, always with a sly smirk, “… is to love me.” And for most of us, that certainly is the logical order of things. Step 1: Get to know someone. Or something.… Continue reading