I’m No Superstar is a blog for people like me who want to make a difference in the world but know they aren’t activists. Each post contains a social action idea that most of us could do, a book that’s worth reading, or a link to a website that offers other ideas. Oh, and it’s all introduced by a sometimes quirky story from my life.
Carol Cool Micah 6:8 says, “What does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” I love that verse. It’s underlined in my Bible. I have it memorized. There’s a cross-stitch sampler of it hanging on my wall. Now if I can only live it. I say I
I have loved catching up with old friends on Facebook (maybe you!). I’ve also blogged for five years because I wanted to share social action ideas with others, another use for social media. But I wanted to know what else I could do with it. Could it help me in my speaking or writing ministry?
Not literally, of course. At least not me (maybe our military). I figure I must be the last person on the planet to read Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson, which is mostly about his building schools in Pakistan, not Afghanistan. But reading it made me immediately read his second book, Stones into Schools,
Even if you’ve never seen all four hours of Gone With the Wind, you probably know the line: “I don’t know nothin’ about birthin’ babies.” I can say that with conviction. I’ve never had a baby. I’ve never been in a delivery room with someone who has. (And here’s a piece of Carol trivia that
I remember when Hillary Clinton’s book It Takes a Village came out. Hillary-haters immediately flew in for the kill, ripping the book to shreds with their talons and teeth. I, on the other hand, read the book. I found I agreed with most of it, remembering that the “village” that raised me was my church,
Ashlee, our 10-year-old granddaughter, came to live with us 12 days ago. It’s a big adjustment for all of us. Our church, Akron Grace E. C., has already made the adjustment a bit easier. Ashlee’s first Sunday was incredible. People went out of their way to greet her; some, like Leah and Bob, with their
Why does it seem that whenever I blog about a topic my life seems to reflect the opposite? Here I am sharing Keri Wyatt Kent’s posts about steps for creating a Sabbath habit and I’ve had an exhausting weekend, with minimal rest. There was much spiritual refreshment (with Bible studies and church) and great fellowship
If you haven’t read the post from Monday, May 10, you probably want to do that first because today is a continuation of the article started there by Keri Wyatt Kent on Creating a Sabbath Habit. Monday’s blog had the intro and the first two steps. Did you do them? Just remember that saying “No”
Les took me away for Mother’s Day, not because I’m his mother, obviously, but because he knew I needed to rest away from the Mother’s Day hype. Five weeks have not brought enough healing from my grief over Mom’s death that I could deal with a day focused on how much we love our moms.
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