Dr. Carolyn Coon

One of the more difficult concepts to try and understand is ‘covenant’. What the western world doesn’t fully appreciate is the far reaching implications that a covenant covers. A covenant is not like a contract – it’s meant to be kept. In contrast, most contracts include an escape clause and death typically ends the contractual relationship. […]

Life is a series of loose ends… was a comment I read. I’m not too certain what the author meant since it must have been a throw away line but I was intrigued. If we accept the comment as accurate then how we live with our loose ends says a great deal about who we are.

was a phrase that caught my eye. It’s used in one of Anne Perry’s books, but what a phase! I conjures up all sorts of images in one’s mind. Without really knowing the author’s definition one can speculate as to what this looks like. Somehow I think a tediousness of spirit can be seen, even if

Alone is a difficult state to be in but being lonely is even worse. Both alone and lonely can occur whether in a crowd or simply by yourself. But I think it’s the depth of lonely that is the worse of the 2 states. Lonely is such an isolated place. I’m not sure you find it or it

I’ve never been particularly fond of ‘down’ time or the ‘in between’ time. In between time is defined as that time between ‘projects’ or the ‘down’ time. In order to avoid this I have found myself beginning the next project as the last one is winding down… but not always. I suspect I should look at the

There are killers that will attempt to take your life. Actually they aren’t subtle at all, they blatantly attempt to direct how you look at life. They go under the names of: bitterness, blame, self hatred and a few others. Each are like a slow growing disease taking the joy and peace from your life… if

So do you live a spectacular life or an ordinary one? Perhaps the question is – what are your definitions of those 2 words – spectacular and ordinary? And which are you seeking to experience? What are you willing to pay to attain whichever you want? These are not idle questions, they go to the

To paraphrase an old saying… “do you boldly go where no one …”? Does ‘bold’ describe you…as a Christian? Or do you hide in your closet of political correctness (whatever those words mean)? Do you proudly proclaim? No, I’m not talking about a ‘being in your face’ approach though it certain doesn’t seem to affect non-Christians’

What do you do when a crisis breaks or is about to break – at least from your perspective? Go into panic mode? Many people do head, sometimes prematurely, into panic when they think a crisis is imminent. Panic rarely provides answers though, at best panic gives you a momentary band aid, but only for

You feed your natural person 2-3 times a day unless you are a ‘grazer’, in which case you may mini-feed  throughout the day. But what about your spirit man (woman)? Does your spirit need less ‘food’? How often, and with what are you feeding your spirit? Specifically, are you feeding your spirit only milk or