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The Unbalanced Ledger
It is a routine, daily part of life. I give you THIS, and in return, you give me THAT. I give you $50 (or more), and you give me a tank of gas for my car. I give you a compliment on… Continue reading
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Blessed Reassurance
Oh, how I loved it. How it used to stir my soul. There we were, sitting in our neat rows in Mrs. Olds’ fifth grade classroom. She had just posed a question to the entire class… on which topic I… Continue reading
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A Bad Case of the Neat Freaks
“But you’re doing it ALL WRONG!” I yelled at my younger brother… my face turning red, my eyeballs bulging, and little jets of steam curling out of my nostrils. The subject was Lincoln Logs. The project was trying to build… Continue reading
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Right vs. Righteous
Like many of the rest of you – just a guess here – I like to be right. I like to give the right answer, er, question, when I watch Jeopardy. I believe there is a right way and a wrong… Continue reading
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Tennis anyone?
I am not a huge tennis fan, but I do love watching a good, sustained, competitive tennis volley. Each player is moving to the ball… returning their opponent’s shot with confidence… probing to find the perfect angle to sneak the… Continue reading
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It’s Excavation Time
My friend chuckled. “Sure, I’ve been wrong before,” he said. “I think the last time was in 1993.” He then winked and added, “… but I could be wrong about that.” And although he meant it as a joke, I… Continue reading
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Right? Or Wrong?
In my life, I’ve been wrong about a lot of things. In the sixth grade, I told Marsha Westbrook I was going to marry her. As this early 90s photo of me and my dad demonstrates, I once thought pleated… Continue reading
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Dudley Do-Right
Judging by the speed with which he sprang into action, I assumed I was about to step on a landmine. TIME: the morning after Thanksgiving. PLACE: the kitchen of my son and daughter-in-law’s home in suburban Houston. Since my son… Continue reading
Russellings of the Spirit 