So this morning I woke up and I didn’t feel great. I felt a heightened level of anxiety and no really clear reason as to why. My team and I are in the mountains on a staff retreat so I...
Jeremiah 29:11Â teaches us that God has incredible plans for our lives. I believe it wholeheartedly. One of the things I’ve learned however, is that pursuing those plans often feels like swimming upstream. The current towards mediocrity is easy to flow...
Anytime I get to have an experience with heights, a blog post will come out of it. I’m still not terribly fond of heights so they help me to pursue Jesus with more vigor! The other day my brother-in-law, Nate...
In Philippians 3:13-14 Paul said, But one thing I do: Forgetting  what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. I love the focus here....
One of the most important qualities that I’ve sought after in my spiritual journey is malleability. In Isaiah 55:9, we are told that God’s ways are much higher than ours. This means that if we are going to become more like...
For most of my life, I’ve worked for acceptance. It may have been from a particular person or a group of people. Even though I know that I haven’t had to, I’ve even tried to work for the acceptance of...
Here is Track 2 of my spoken word album, The Fight. The whole album was just made available on iTunes! Just search for Chris Russo, The Fight. Hope you enjoy this track! ...
I love being a pastor. There are a lot of reasons for this, but I truly love it. One of the reasons I love it so much is because of divine moments. I think we all probably intuitively realize that...
Today we celebrate freedom. I think it’s important for us to reflect on what freedom actually is. Our country initially had to fight for freedom from foreign control. This is one kind of freedom, but it’s definitely not the only...