Dr. Carolyn Coon

  Is your life too comfortable? Are you moving into the ‘complacent’ stage? Have you stopped stretching yourself? The lack of ‘stretching’ is typically the best sign that you have succumbed to what is known, what is liked or enjoyed, and you are in an unruffle-able place. Is this really what you want? Ignoring those […]

  Do you? Of course. It seems we all do. Not always a good idea. However we are warned not to do this. Proverbs 3:5 says, “Trust in the Lord with ALL thine heart and lean NOT on your own understanding.” (Caps, mine) But still, we will trust in ourselves first. I’m not certain that

  Simply because you believe in one (thing, concept, person) doesn’t necessarily translate into believing in the next association. Nothing is ever ‘automatic’, at least, I don’t find this to be the case. For me believing in and accepting that there is a God was a given. He was ‘introduced’ to me when I was a

  What is your opinion on this state? Does it give you a nice, warm, safe feeling, that all’s well with the world? Or does it give you a bad taste – a sense of sameness, defined as boring? Do the words make you long for change, for something new, different? Perhaps, though, it gives

  I think everyone, Christian and non, is aware of the concept that tells us we will reap what we sow, whether they are familiar with scripture (Galatians 6:7) or not. So, what are you reaping? Is your current state what you want? And if it isn’t, will you have the strength of character to do something

  Are you wounded? Do you feel a pain that goes so deep that it seems to be beyond even touching it, almost like it is impossible to reach the bottom? Do you hold that pain close to you, hoping you aren’t jarred? I remember when I first became a Christian (different from a christian)

  Who lives in your world? Obviously family, friends, co-workers (if you work), neighbors? Church family? Who else? I suspect there are far more residents in your world than you realize. What about what you do in your world – who are you and what do you do? Are you ‘known’? Or are you relatively

  Not a word? If not, consider it coined. To me, this is the foundation for the action of one who has integrity. When you check Webster to discover the definition of integrity you find: “…the quality of being honest and fair”. Quality. When you discover some of the synonyms you read – virtue, goodness,

  Whatever you are facing, whatever is challenging you, whatever is the obstacle in front of you… how you respond, or don’t, your attitude, and subsequent behavior will either make or break you. Perhaps not immediately, but it will continue to ‘speak’ into your life until you do face the results of your decisions and

  It’s true. We are messy. Even with the ‘best of intentions’ we are messy. I really don’t think this is a great revelation to the Lord – but He chose to save us anyway. And that’s what we need to focus on. Related to this is a question about how can we love like God?