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.
Back in 2001, I pitched a book idea. The book was entitled I’m No Mother Teresa: Social Activism for Nonactivists. The book never happened, but you can read the first four chapters by starting with this post and moving forward. The rest of the chapters, only one of which was written, were to contain ideas
As the new year approached, Facebook was populated with posts on what one word individuals were adopting as their focus for 2014. The concept is to give up on resolutions and instead focus on a single word for the year, a word that will serve as a catalyst for transforming your life. I’ve had several
“After spending 27 years in prison …” began the article on Nelson Mandela’s death. And I couldn’t get past that point. Twenty-seven years in prison. Twenty-seven years of being sidelined. Twenty-seven years to pass from young man to old man. Twenty-seven years to watch others lead. Twenty-seven years to see your world revolve from bad
I was sitting quietly in church on Sunday, writing down the prayer requests being shared, when my friend Mandy came to the mike. Mandy began to talk about our two-person Bible study and glanced at me for “permission” (after she’d already said my name). I gulped and gave a shrugging nod; it was a little
In a couple of conversations with people in the past week they’ve mentioned the need to not overcommit themselves, especially as they start new jobs or ministries. I reminded them of something we tend to forget: “No” is a complete sentence. So often when we say no to an opportunity or a responsibility we say
I started in retail at the age of 15, working in department stores. It was my go-to job all through college as well, during summer and winter vacations, and even an Easter stint or two. When I graduated with a BABL degree (seriously, a bachelor of arts in biblical literature—BABL) with an emphasis in Christian
I finally have begun editing (and rewriting) the first draft of the my book, Finding Balance in the Circus of Life. I thought I would share another circus character from the book with you (if you missed the first three, you can find the ringmaster here, the clown here and the trapeze artist here). The Diva There she sits, the
Many people I know—whatever side of the political spectrum— have found themselves upset with the government in recent weeks. I’m not going to go into the whys or wherefores—you all have your reasons. But what do you do now? What are some things to consider before we begin posting to Facebook? Several weeks ago, I
You’re much to young to be trading yourself like a stock on the Nasdaq . . . Now go home, finish high school and reach your potential! So says Sandra Bullock’s character Lucy in Two Weeks Notice to the young girl in the bar who had just swallowed her Altoid. How many of us have
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