Dr. Carolyn Coon

Are you at that awkward age? You do appreciate that ‘awkward age’ is not age specific. One can be at that age at any age, though I do realize it is typically associated with a specific time in one’s life. But, awkward does occur and is difficult to deal with. Besides, has anyone ever defined why […]

We are all prejudiced. And we all have preconceived ideas. The only way neither of those two conditions wouldn’t exist is if we lived in a vacuum and had no contact with anyone else. It is inevitable to have both based on our own personal experiences and the influences of others we trust. Accepting that is

Do you consider yourself a rebel? Do you act rebelliously? Are you proud of being a rebel? Rebels have a certain glamour attached to them – sometimes justified, sometimes not. Perhaps the question should be – in what areas are you a rebel? Do you choose your battles to win or do you come out,

I’m big on knowing. Knowing makes all the difference. Because… if you know, whether or not you ‘like’ the knowing, you have your basis to take your next step. I’ve always been high on the knowing rater, which can get in the way of  faith. Faith requires you to act on what you may not

Tell me, how do you feel? Happy? Sad? Joyous? Bored? And these are only 4 of the endless choices of  feelings. That’s my point – choice. We do choose how we feel and then we act on it. If that sounded critical, I didn’t mean to appear judgmental – it was a statement of fact.

In some evangelical minds, Christianity has/is being intellectualized to the point of killing the life in it. The argument is that, fundamentally, Christianity is about relationship and that we’ve placed too much emphasis on the apologetics. Personally, I don’t think it’s possible to place too much emphasis on apologetics because that’s the avenue to those

I was raised with the trite, but true, saying: “Don’t put off tomorrow what you can do today.” Good advice. Besides we are also cautioned that tomorrow might never come. And I can agree… to a point. The important things one should never be put off. This is especially true when it comes to people and

Have you ever given really serious thought to ‘forever’? I find it difficult to get my head around the word because ‘forever’ is an incredible concept. And I keep forgetting that forever does not mean no change. How can there be a changeable forever? Only One can make that claim and encompass change but not to forever. I

Doubt is a consumer. It consumes thoughts, time, energy… trust – and it rarely produces anything of value. I’m not convinced that doubt isn’t the all time worst, most crippling emotion. Once doubt rears its head, until it is resolved, it lives on the border of mind and heart – never completely vanquished. If you doubted in

Is there any defense of/for gossip? I’m not sure there is because by definition gossip is, according to Webster: someone who chatters idly about others. However I’m inclined to think the definition needs expanding. Gossip is a person but it is also the words. Gossip’s content, by its nature, is malevolent – it typically is negative