Russellings of the Spirit

salvation

  • Studies in Entropy

    I’m not going to lie; this morning’s workout class HURT!  It was the same, Monday-and-Wednesday class I do every week. The class is called Forever Fit and as the name clearly implies, it is clearly a workout class for OLD PEOPLE. So, you… Continue reading

  • 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

  • Theological Theme “B”: Redemption

    In yesterday’s post (which can be found here, if you are so inclined) I talked about a seminary graduation project I still have nightmares about today. That project was known as CREDO.  Credo (or “I believe” in Latin) was a graduation requirement at Saint… Continue reading

  • Defining Success

    What does success look like to you? If you are a parent, success might look like seeing your children grow into contented, confident adults. If you are a musician, success might look like performing a piece with passion and without… Continue reading

  • SAVED

    Passengers on the Titanic knew it. Jews living in the ghettos of Warsaw in 1939 knew it, too. No one knows it better today than the citizens of Ukraine. It certainly was a routine part of the consciousness of people… Continue reading

  • Not Schmeople!

    Look at this cool seashell I found! Have you ever seen anything like it? Of course you have. That was a silly thing to say. But I’ll wager you haven’t seen a ton of them. Landlubbers like me don’t get… Continue reading

  • Thanks for those scars

    For the most part, I don’t have a lot of scars. (Not that you can see, at least). There’s this one on the front side of my left index finger. That’s from getting it caught on the top of a… Continue reading

  • An Unfinished Christmas

    I may have mentioned this before (apologies to you if this is old, stale news), but Joan and I are in the middle of a giant remodel in our home. Shortly after moving in to this house, we decided to… Continue reading

  • No magic wand

    Have you ever played the “magic wand” game? That’s the game where someone says to you, “If you could wave a magic wand and change ONE THING about your life, what would it be?” If you are anything like me,… Continue reading

  • James? or David?

    What do you do when your world is out of whack? This morning I woke up with a nasty head cold. It feels like someone snuck in during the night and stuffed my head full of cotton while I was… Continue reading