Dr. Carolyn Coon

  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

 Too little? Too late? You missed your time? Have you lost your opportunity? But is it? Obviously, with some issues or opportunities (fill in the blank) it is and when it is an important assignment or opportunity it is always painful to realize you’ve missed it. However, never make assumptions. The ‘upside’ to ‘if it is true’

  We’ve all been in situations in which what we thought we knew turned out to be in error. Oops. This can be embarrassing when ‘reality’ is brought to light. I suspect the only time of profound response is when we set ourselves up as the authority (fill in the blank). At times, ‘authority’ may

  Is this how you are living your life? Are you waiting for ‘someday’? What does your lens show? Will you recognize your someday when it comes? Can you describe what it looks like and what would you be doing? Who also lives there? Or is this only a dream that you don’t believe will ever be