One love One voice

Storytelling

I am a failure. I am a loser. I am not worth it. I’m a washed-up, has-been, wanna-be pretender who doesn’t deserve to be loved and certainly shouldn’t be blessed. Have you ever told yourself that same destructive story? Do you feel like your life is defined by your worst mistakes and your biggest failures?Continue reading “Storytelling”

Finding your rhythm

Do you ever feel like the busyness of this world, schedules, deadlines, commitments, expectations, and pressures are all waging war against your soul and sucking the life right of you? Maybe you feel a bit like Garth Algar from Wayne’s World, crying out, “It’s sucking my will to live!” I think we probably all experienceContinue reading “Finding your rhythm”

Oceans and Rivers

“I can’t stand your religious meetings. I’m fed up with your conferences and conventions. I want nothing to do with your religious projects, your pretentious slogans and goals. I’m sick of your fund-raising schemes, your public relations and image-making. I’ve had all I can take of your noisy ego-music. When was the last time youContinue reading “Oceans and Rivers”

I pledge allegiance….

When I say, “Red, white, and blue”, what emotions does that evoke in your soul? For some, this brings feelings of nostalgic patriotism with visions of a Norman Rockwell painting in classic Americana style. Maybe you think about the freedom that you or a loved one fought for, and perhaps even gave their life toContinue reading “I pledge allegiance….”

A world broken

In a previous post What would you do?, I tried to consider how it would feel to be a refugee. Either due to war, persecution, violations of human rights, or violence, there are currently an estimated 110 million individuals who have been forcibly displaced from their homes. Add to that poverty, climate crisis, and countless otherContinue reading “A world broken”