Russellings of the Spirit

quiet

  • Winter Wonderland

    It finally snowed here in Fort Collins.  The falling right now is the first snow this season… and the latest first snow in the town’s history.  And so naturally, as Patrick the dog and I set out on our morning walk –… Continue reading

  • Slow Down, Cowboy

    Time passes. Things change. The fresh, new, and exciting slowly becomes the stale, old, and predictable.  Energy that once sprang from a bottomless reservoir now trickles sparingly, as if dripping from a clogged waterspout. Possibilities begin winking out one by… Continue reading

  • Finding the Quiet Center

    Let’s see… A new place to call home, A global pandemic, A chaotic, topsy, turvy, absolutely wack-a-doodle political scene, Streets filled with people protesting against racial injustice,  A record-breaking wildfire burning eight-and-a-half miles from the city limits of my new community, A… Continue reading

  • Vegan Evangelism

    My niece taught me something about evangelism the other day. And I don’t think she even realized she was holding class. This is not the new college graduate niece I wrote about earlier (in a blog post you can find here).… Continue reading

  • LISTEN!

    “God told me to.” Have you ever heard those four words offered in response to the question, “Why did you do that?” If you have heard someone say that before, tell me honestly: what were the first thoughts that popped… Continue reading

  • Grapes and the Dude

    I remember a sketch from Saturday Night Live a few years ago that caused me to laugh out loud… and wince a little bit, too. This sketch was called, “Short Attention Span Theater.” It featured fictional plays and dramas that… Continue reading

  • Those chores!

    “Rusty! Have you done your chores yet?!” I can still hear my mother’s voice asking that bothersome question today… 46 years after she left us. Because usually the answer was “No, mom.” Followed by the intentionally vague, yet somewhat promising-sounding,… Continue reading