Category: Category 3
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Nutrition is a critical component of my life. I watch carefully what I eat because the wrong things can literally kill me. I also get exercise. However, the weather and my schedule are conspiring against me today. I walk extensively to help address multiple health issues. However, I have appointments immediately after breakfast and lunch,…
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I grew up in the 1960s in small, rural towns and communities. What allowed those communities to exist was a set of social norms, largely unspoken, that everyone was expected to follow. If you made a promise, you kept it. If you made a mistake, you admitted it. If someone called for help, everyone else…
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Gender autonomy may be the unsung hero in the war against authoritarianism. We don’t see it getting a lot of press at the moment, but that doesn’t mean the issue isn’t vital to unseating power structures that repress us all. Several people I know and love actively express their gender in terms other than what…
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Sexual identification is extremely important. More than just a label, sexual identity is personal. Older generations confirmed who they are around the age of 18. However, studies and polls show younger generations making that decision much sooner, anywhere between 12 and 14 years old. Complicating matters, especially for family and friends, is the fact that…
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Fellowship is a goal of almost any type of community or social organization. Certainly, it is a large part of what drives us here at the Church of Steelle. Fellowship is fundamental to our existence. Rarely does life turn out exactly the way we plan, though. I suppose, every great once in a while, a…