Dr. Carolyn Coon

     “…the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith…”  This admonition by Jesus was given to the scribes and Pharisees (Matthew 23:23). It’s a warning to look at what we are valuing and what needs valuing. It also is a word to help us look at what we actually do and […]

   Not sure what they call it today, but that comment, when I was growing up, meant someone who was a ‘brown-noser’, who always behaved ‘perfectly’ when in the presence of adults. However, the ‘in front of’ didn’t always mesh with the ‘behind of’. They also tended to be tattle-tale types. These were people to avoid

  Do you know that you’re part of a family? Do you feel that you belong? The answer to the first questions is – YES. The answer to the second is dependent upon you. That’s the truly remarkable reality that accompanies all of us when we accept the gift Jesus offers. You, as in you,

  I sometimes think that this phrase is my default primary modus operandi. OK, not always, but there are times when I feel like hitting myself aside the head because I really should have known or understood (fill in the blank). I finally got to the ‘not to overreact’ stage because the point is that

       “a person who claims or pretends to have certain beliefs        about what is right but who behaves in a way that        disagrees with those beliefs” (Webster)   I can’t tell you the number of times this has been the reason given to the question about becoming

  This probably won’t be a easy read because it’s a difficult subject. Back in 2010 I wrote a blog post about the incompatibility of a alliance between two opposites – Christian and politically correct. My point then was that it is a total oxymoron – one can’t be both. I still believe this. And in

    Do you feel this describes you? That you always end up relapsing in your attempts to ‘improve’? Well of course! Why are you surprised that some habit that is entrenched simply retreats gracefully? Not gonna happen. But we all feel this way and then are surprised when that which we are trying to change

  (I tend to think that the word should always be in caps.) Seriously, can you really get your head around the word, concept…person? To me, it is an ongoing and unending discovery that is never ‘expected’; and ‘assume’ should never be part of the definition. You find yourself making your discoveries in amazing and

  To be perfectly honest… there are times when you may ‘feel’ that you are operating on little or no faith, I know I do. That truly is a terrible place to be in because all you seem to accomplish is running in circles. My experience is that running in circles, other than not getting

   Without question the most significant decision you will ever make is what you do about Jesus. Who is He? Was (and still is) He who He said He was and did He do what is reported of Him? What difference does He make in your life? Your initial decision and the choice is simple: accept Him and all