Dr. Carolyn Coon

  Sometimes casting away, off is what we need to do and sometimes we need to hold tight. Example from Hebrews 10:35 – “Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward.” This is an example of a quality, attitude to NOT cast away. Confidence is not something you want to eliminate from your foundation. […]

  Which describes your basic style? Are you a player? Or a sideliner, substitute? This is not a value classification, it’s more of a question on personal style determination. Some people are players, involved with their lives – they take destiny and pursue it. Others are more of the sideline or substitute player types that

  When you think about it for only a moment you must admit that there is a great deal of darkness in our world. Everywhere we read (or see) that there is violence – people physically hurting one another and then there are the untold acts of psychological violence. The ‘news’ that’s reported reminds one

  Recently I heard (where?) a very fascinating statement: “Certainty is fleeting that’s why we need faith.” I would gladly attribute this to whomever spoke or wrote it but, alas, I don’t know the originating source. The point though is that this comment should cause all of us to pause and look at ‘certainty’ and

  Are you pleased with you? Pleased with who you are, who you are becoming, how you go about being you, how you present yourself…? A more important, yet difficult question is – do you think the Lord is pleased with you? Do you know why or why not… and equally important, how do you

  Have you ever wondered if we put the accent on the wrong sy-lla-ble? Do we over focus on us, me, I? Of course we do! Our mindset, our frame of reference, our needs and wants, our understanding… all that begins with us/me/I. But while we are the focus from which we react and interact

  I could have said, ‘application’ but since I write about applying what you know as often as I do, I thought I’d state it slightly differently. Webster: “…an act of putting to use; a use to which something is put”. Obviously, not a particularly enlightening definition, but accurate. But I would suggest that the

  Have you noticed that with the Lord, if He said it then He will do it. No worries. No questions… it’s a done deal. This doesn’t mean that we don’t have our role, our responsibility but if He said it He will do it – period. However, do we act on this assurance? Not

  You, I, we all matter. Every day – who we are, how we go about being us, it matters. We do not have the right to diminish ourselves – remember that we have been bought and brought into freedom and should never betray that cost. Should I repeat this? WE do not have the

  NEW Year! The word, ‘new’, holds such promise, such expectation. We all like our new’s. The question is…what do we do with our new’s? How do we respond? Each year on January 1st we emphasize ‘new’ by experiencing another opportunity for new through making ‘resolutions’. Do we even acknowledge this? How do we meet