Dr. Carolyn Coon

  I sometimes believe that the church isn’t aware that those eager faces sitting in the pews are starved for a relevant Christianity. Whether anyone would admit it or not, unless and until we are challenged as Christians we really are only a complacent christian – lip service people. Harsh condemnation? Perhaps… not certain.   But if you compare […]

  “There’s never any turning back to what once was.” (Charles Todd) Not unfamiliar words. We read similar statements to this thought, said mostly in a wistful voice. We all look at what once was and nostalgically think about all the good, all the positive that emanated from the ‘then’. Slight problem in that we

  Though this will sound counter-intuitive, the first thing we need to do in being strong and courageous is to recognize and accept the fact that we really aren’t strong and courageous. No matter how strong and self-willed (?) we are, we can never totally accomplish (fill in the blank) on our own, especially those

  I believe that all Christians are called to ministry. The difference is in the definition. Many years ago I wrote an entry for my blog on Ministry because it was (and still is) my contention that most of us don’t have a good definition of ‘ministry’. Most definitions default to the professional. But… did

  Have you ever shared it? Do you want to? Do you think no one would care to take the time to listen? Do you not know what you would share even if there was time or interest? Perhaps the question should be – what’s your motivation TO share or to NOT share? Why, other

  I was sitting in a restaurant, typically one of my favorite places to people-watch, and was observing the interactions between an older couple (defined as in their 70’s). They were so solicitous toward each other – gentle and kind. Each was attempting to be of service: he pulling out the chair for her and

  We all have read or heard – “we all come into this life with nothing”… and we depart in the same state. However, what you do with your in between time makes all the difference.   Since I ascribe to the philosophy that none of us accidentally stumbles into ‘nothings’, I would have to ‘assume’

  This isn’t an idle question. Whatever it is that you want, or feel you need, are you ready to receive? Often, when you have asked, do you stay in His presence in order to be available to receive? Or do you give up or leave before the desire is manifested? I suspect that many

  For whatever reason I’ve been thinking about the future and what it might look like in 10 years. What I might look like… Though I believe in making plans, I tend to focus on now rather than tomorrow. What about you? For yourself, any thoughts? I suppose we could look now at our past

  Do we seek to avoid blame? Do we seek to point the finger at someone else if, or when, blame is directed toward us? Yes – to both questions. We are a self-preservation creation and when the fault really isn’t ours, then we are proactive into casting the blame as far away from ourselves