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.) Living with the Tension God’s balance does not involve swinging from extreme to extreme on the end of a trapeze. That scenario literally puts us at the end of our rope. And people hanging at the end of a rope often find it to be
(Book begins with the Preface in the January 31 post.) (Continuation of section on “Finding Our Balance”) In my college days, I heard a series of messages based on Luke 6:38 in which the speaker promoted a concept he called “giving living.” Luke 6:38 quotes Jesus: “Give, and it will be given to you. A
(Book begins with the Preface in the January 31 post.) Letting Go of the Trapeze All that swinging from one extreme to the other, from social activism to enjoying my “blessings” and back again, only made me dizzy. I needed to find a way off the trapeze. When we as Christians begin to examine our
(Book begins with the Preface in the January 31 post.) “When two truths seem to directly oppose each other, we must not question either but remember there is a third—God—who reserves to himself the right to harmonize them.” Quote from Madame Anne S. S. Swetchine The Bible presents many seemingly opposing ideas that we
(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,
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