Russellings of the Spirit

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  • Dust to Diamonds

    What does the word “redemption” mean to you? Do you hear it as the same word as “salvation”? Or something different? Maybe something transactional… like redeeming your airline miles or your S&H Green Stamps? (Kids, go ask your grandparents what Green… Continue reading

  • Reversing the Poles

    I don’t know what your calendar says today, but the heading on my March 22, 2023 box reads: A DAY OF CELEBRATION AND GRATITUDE. Of course, I am celebrating the first day of spring. Yes, I realize I am a… Continue reading

  • Block Party Confessional

    Joan and I went to a block party last week. The party wasn’t technically on OUR block. But someone on that other, partying block was kind enough to invite us. It was a nice event featuring grilled goodies, a potluck… Continue reading

  • A Strange Set of Tools

    I’ve got this dilemma on my hands. Maybe you can help me with it. On the one hand, I don’t like to fail. I mean I REALLY don’t like it. At all. At the same time, I really like trying things I haven’t tried… Continue reading

  • Clearing the Underbrush

    It hit me as soon as I walked out the door. Patrick the dog and I were headed out for our long Saturday morning walk. But after five steps and two breaths, it became abundantly clear that our walk on… Continue reading

  • Soul Winter

    Yep. Just poked my head out the window and confirmed something I’ve suspected for about a month now. IT’S WINTER! (Unless, of course, you happen to live in the southern hemisphere). And by the looks of things, it plans to… Continue reading

  • An MVP Mistake

    Pat made a mistake. Yes, hard to believe as it is, the All-Star phenom, Most Valuable Player quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs football team, Patrick Mahomes, made a mistake Sunday. He tried to throw a pass to his tight… Continue reading

  • Viriditas

    It’s happening. Can you feel it? If you stand REEEEEEALLLY still and cock your head a little to the left you can almost hear the new blades of grass shoving against the soil. In a few places around my yard,… 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