Russellings of the Spirit

Jesus Christ

  • What Do You Want?

    If you are a celebrator of Christmas, you know exactly what I mean when I ask, “So… how was your Christmas?” You would correctly assume I am asking whether you were able to get in a little rest and relaxation time,… Continue reading

  • Shepherds? Seriously?

    Let me start with a purposely provocative question: What if the Christmas story was true? No, I’m not talking about the AMC classic movie by the same name. I am also not talking about that perennial Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol. I’m talking… Continue reading

  • Spirit Sculpting

    Alright, you caught me. I’ll come clean and admit it: sometimes I have a tendency toward laziness. Yes, I do have the capacity to work hard on a project or goal… sweating (literally and figuratively) every detail. But now and… Continue reading

  • Yes. You do have one

    So… what is your story?  You’ve got one, you know. It’s sitting right there, just behind your corneas.  I say that because in many ways, your story works exactly like the lens in your eye. Every beam of light in… Continue reading

  • What a Friend

    I noticed them during the second hymn that Sunday morning. While everyone else stood and sang along, I saw that Sylvia and Jim were still sitting in their seats at the end of the aisle. Sylvia was bent over at… Continue reading

  • Check it off!

    Apparently, I am immortal. At least that is the conclusion one might draw based on my recent behavior. In two weeks, we will arrive at the one-year anniversary of the day I asked for – and RECEIVED! – an estate planning… Continue reading

  • Boo! Humbug!

    I think I am in serious need of an Ebenezer Scrooge-like intervention. Except instead of reshaping my attitude about Christmas, this one should target my ideas about Halloween.  I’m a real “BOO, Humbug!” kind of guy when it comes to… Continue reading

  • Fixing the Unfixable

    I like to fix stuff. Mind you, I am not technically skilled enough to be worthy of a nickname like “Mr. Fixit” or anything else quite so lofty. I just really love the challenge of standing in front of something… Continue reading

  • “It’s Too Much!!”

    Stop a minute and take a look at this sidewalk.  Notice the flat center section? And then to either side of it, do you see the two slightly inclined sections? Two years ago, when my back pain was at its… Continue reading

  • Free As the Breeze?

    Since retiring from the world of work four years ago, I have experienced several foundational… you might even call them seismic… shifts in my life. There has been, naturally, the anticipated change in income. There was, for Joan and I, the… Continue reading