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.
(Book begins with the Preface in the January 31 post.) Now, We Swing to the Other Side But then a new Scripture reading or sermon comes. Now we’re exposed to verses that provide powerful ammunition for those on the other end of the spectrum, those who believe it is God’s desire for Christians to be
(Book begins with the Preface in the January 31 post.) First, We Swing to the One Side Most of us know God is supposed to be our guide. Yet so often we end up living at the extremes. We’re adamant on an issue, but feel guilty if we cannot seem to live in harmony with
(Book begins with the Preface in the January 31 post.) Living at the Extremes I, like most humans, tend to see everything as black or white, all or nothing. It’s obvious in politics: red state vs. blue state, Republican or Democrat. Advertising forces it on our lifestyle choices: Coke or Pepsi, Mac vs. PC. No
(Book begins with the Preface in the last post.) “With me it’s all or nothing. It’s all or nothing with me . . . ” as said by Ado Annie in Oklahoma Uncle Dave was a minister. He and Aunt Flo provided me with my first exposure to social justice issues. Unfortunately, my independent,
(If you didn’t read my intro on why this serialized “book” of mine is appearing on the blog, you might want to check out the last post. In the final iteration of the book, the subtitle changed to Joyful Service in the Circus of Life, hence the circus illusions.) I admire Mother Teresa, really I
When I attended my first writers conference back in the late ’90s and people asked what I wanted to write, I always replied, “Magazine articles. I have no interest in writing a book; they’re too long and my attention span is too short.” And I meant it. I began to write articles and have a
An accomplished and flexible speaker, Carol tailors her topics to fit the theme and timeframes of your meeting, conference, seminar or retreat.