Day One Hundred Twenty-Eight of 365 – Confessions of a Recovering Bapticostal: Fake it Til You . . .
I’ve been sharing about my experiences growing up in an ultra-conservative Christian family and church. I would be dishonest if I said that everything I learned and absorbed in the process was toxic. It wasn’t. I learned many things about God and faith and service that have helped move me through tough times in life […]
Day One Hundred Twenty-Seven – Confessions of a Recovering Bapticostal: From Out of the Night, Part 2!
Standing under the stars that pleasant, predawn summer morning after being awakened by my youngest grandson, I was reminded of two phenomena that disturb my soul greatly. The first had to do with the desire for control and how the need to control runs counter to the expression of true spirituality. Spirituality seeks the practical. […]
Day One Hundred Twenty-Six of 365 – Confessions of a Recovering Bapticostal: From Out of the Night, Part 1
Creating a series of articles focused on a central subject allows for continuity of thought when writing for a long period of time. As I continue this personal journey of writing daily for an entire year, I’m finding the process of series publishing very useful and satisfying. I am currently in the middle of posting […]
Day One Hundred Twenty-Four of 365 – Confessions of a Recovering Bapticostal – Tornadoes, Emptiness and the Beginnings of Sensitivity
Author’s note: This post is taken from a manuscript in progress that more fully outlines my journey as a Recovering Bapticostal. Although the storm of life that affected me as a nearly three-year old boy was the beginning of my path toward Spiritual sensitivity, an experience later in life (the untimely death of my first […]
Day One Hundred Twenty-Three of 365 – Confessions of a Recovering Bapticostal: Where It All Began!
I have enjoyed my personal 365 day writing challenge so much, that I have decided to write a series of posts to address my own personal journey through the maze of religiosity versus spirituality. I have already published a couple of them thus far. More will follow. Admittedly, this venture is a bit scary because […]
Day One Hundred Twenty-Two – Confessions of a Recovering Bapticostal: The Seeds of Spirituality
I must confess that I am not the only Recovering Bapticostal out there! I know there are many more; however, I’m convinced that not all of us know who we are. That will change, I’m sure of it! For the time being, though. You are stuck with me! Today I want to share a few […]
Day One Hundred Nineteen of 365 – Thoughts on Domestic Violence
Today on Day 119 of my 365 day personal writing challenge, I want to share a few thoughts about a subject that needs more and more attention from everyone, everywhere – Domestic Violence. I’m hopeful you will read and consider sharing. Domestic violence exists in: All socioeconomic levels All Faiths All cultures All societies More […]
Day One Hundred Fifteen of 365 – Staying on Track!
Today is the final post in this series. It began with the idea that merely “thinking outside the box” means that we are still in the box. We simply “toss our ideas over the edge of our box” without necessarily engaging in the process of taking an idea to fruition. Living Outside the Box requires […]
Day One Hundred Six of 365 – Life Can Be Good, Part 2
Life Can Be Good is the first of what I call the “Two Can Dos” – pathways to Possibility Thinking. Building and living dreams requires vision – vision that is forward thinking! Much has been written concerning the necessity of creating and manitaining personal, professional and corporate vision and mission statements! Following a clear vision […]
Day One Hundred of 365 – Nine Keys to Success!
Today marks a milestone of sorts in my personal writing challenge. I have reached the first 100 days of writing and I’m excited! I haven’t missed a day! Woo! Hoo! Seriously, this has proven to be an extremely satisfying experience! I have learned much about myself and those who venture into this bald headed brain. […]