Dr. Carolyn Coon

  While salvation is instantaneous, spiritually, when you ask Jesus into your life and to be your Lord, that’s not the end. He does ask you to come… just as you are, but He has no intention of leaving you in that condition – there IS the rest of you. What do I mean? Simply. […]

     “Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine; Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!     Heir of salvation, purchase of God, Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.”       Is this you? Do you have the blessed assurance? Do you see yourself as an heir of salvation? Do you realize that accepting Jesus

  Are you? Do you enjoy solitariness? Are you truly so self-sufficient that you don’t need (or want?) to partner in order to accomplish (fill in the blank)? Why do it alone? Do you know? Is it lack of trust that someone else would want or have the ability to become involved? Is it you are concerned that

  We really do often get things the wrong way round. First we don’t define spiritual words according to scripture but use worldly definitions which often are completely contrary to scripture, which should be our basis if we are defining spiritual words. And we often attribute negative or painful definitions rather than looking at the

  Is ‘curious’ a word that defines who you are? Do you look for discoveries and adventures? And… if not, why not? Being curious can be strictly an intellectual adventure. It can be a wondering about (fill in the blank). It can also be an actual hands on, outside the box action, which typically can be

  Coming in second. Is there a worse feeling? Granted it depends… on your level of competitiveness, on the ‘prize’, if there is any reward for coming in second, and if you felt it was a fair contest. But it still remains that you have to deal with everything that accompanies being second – especially

  This is in defense of those who believe in and then speak and act positively. Context and description: those who have this mindset do not see life through rose colored glasses or pie in the sky, aren’t illogical, are not hypocrites, or any other negatively based description. Instead they choose to look at life and problems from

  “We’re only human.” Yes… your point? Let’s face it – it’s always used as an excuse. Why? Doesn’t everyone know this? Of course. Then why say it? I believe it’s because we need to explain why something that didn’t work in the way it was thought… didn’t. Or as a kind of ‘apology’ for

   “Never put off for tomorrow what you can do today.” (Thomas Jefferson) That comment was something of a hallmark as I was growing up. Not that I always heeded this, but it is a saying that tends to stay in your thoughts, many times unbidden. Actually it is sound advice because this focuses you/I

   I am absolutely positive that these 2 words used together were never part of my father’s vocabulary. I’m not completely confident that he even knew what they looked liked let alone meant. Example… we were a family of 4 and tomatoes were a popular ingredient. Most families would have 5-7 plants but not my