Dr. Carolyn Coon

  I really do hate being taken for granted! The ‘taken for granted’ state is nearly equal to assumptions on what I will or will not do and say – actually, who I am. Often a comment such as, “I know you…”, is made by someone who has absolutely NO idea of who I am. […]

  We all use scripture to confirm our point, our position. I believe that what the Lord taught me was that it is critical to read before and after the scripture verse that I ‘liked’. Sometimes I discovered ‘conditions’ to the verse and sometimes I discovered an entirely different way of thinking. The point is –

  You aren’t who you were and you are on a path to who you are becoming. And yes, that is an obvious statement. But look at yourself right now and look at who you were 5 years ago… what’s the same and what has changed? Do you like the changes? And a quick ‘of

  Is that a phrase that you recall from when you were a child? And was it true? Were you not paying attention to whoever or whatever was happening? Do others still accuse you of not paying attention? The question that immediately pops to mind is – how would someone else know you weren’t paying

    Whose? No, you’re not hearing things and no, you aren’t crazy. It may seem like an actual voice or it may be more like a ‘leading’, a sensing. I remember, as a new Christian, that I did wonder about the source of what I believed I was hearing. I also remember asking a person

  Have you ever thought about how you define words? Who or what is your source? Do you rely on the worldly definition? Spiritual? And, is how you apply, the operational definition of interest or concern? Another way of asking these questions are: do you apply worldly definitions to spiritual questions and how do you make

  How do you view not just the day, but the word – thanksgiving? Do you save up all your being thankful for a one day splurge? Is that what Thanksgiving is? I don’t think so. And I definitely don’t believe one should ever wait to express thankfulness. To me, ‘thanksgiving’ is a frame of

  What, for you, would be of utmost significance? There’s a saying that says: “A hundred years from now…it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove… but the world may be different because I was important in the life of

  Yep. Your choice. Every day when you wake, whatever happens next is up to you – your attitudes and beliefs which support and drive your choices, decisions, and actions. This should empower you not overwhelm. This should give you the realization that whatever happens in the day, you are in control – in charge.

  Sadly, I’ve learned (experienced and observed) that we sometimes don’t treat our brothers and sisters in the Lord particularly well. (The same comment could also be applied to our nuclear family.) We should react to each other when differences rears its head as an opportunity for iron to sharpen iron (Proverbs 27:17) rather than