Dr. Carolyn Coon

Motivation is one key in our repertoire of what moves us. But if motivation is the action verb then inspiration is the force behind it. Inspiration is the heart of our actions. But what is ‘inspiration’ and what are the specifics, individually?One of the definitions that Webster provides us with is: “any stimulus to creative […]

Have you ever thought about how truly remarkable the Bible is? Perhaps ‘remarkable’ doesn’t even come close to capturing the sheer enormity of it. If all you were to do is to look at the logistics of the book, even then it is considerably more than just remarkable. This is a book that was written

Do you consider yourself selfish? Altruistic? Somewhere on the continuum between them? Selfish, like pride, is one of those behaviors that we feel should be avoided at all costs. And while I would never try to make a case for selfish, I do believe we need to be aware of what it is and what

It’s one thing to be told you need to renew your mind and another thing to know how to go about renewing. There are a number of things one can do and probably all are things one should do. I believe it’s not so much a question of how to begin as it is to…

One of the more important instructions Paul gives us is to renew our minds. This is not some idle suggestion since he makes it more than once. And it’s not a magic wand that’s twirled over our heads when we are born again that instantaneously creates a new mindset, this is a daily ongoing activity

We’ve all experienced both – yes? And I suspect we all would vote for Mountain Tops over the Stormy Seas. But unless you’ve experienced the stormy seas…. how can you fully appreciate the mountain tops?Probably definitions would be in order though I suspect we all have the same basic understanding of the two opposites. Mountain

One of the scriptures that has seriously impacted me is found in Ephesians 6:10-20, especially verse 13. These are the scriptures that talk about putting on the whole armor of God and then describes each piece in that armor and the reason for its inclusion. Paul tells us what each piece of the armor is

Confidence is not arrogance. And confidence is not superiority. Confidence is a deep seated knowledge about who one is and the depth of conviction about what is being discussed. You do need both existing for confidence to display itself otherwise one can be interpreted as arrogant. One test as to whether you are confident or

Do you argue with God. Of course you do! We all do. The question really is…. after you’ve argued what do you do? Do you follow what God is telling you to do or continue in disobedience? It really is either/or and it can’t be both/and.Sometimes we use the…’is it me or is it God’

For me, ‘content’ is on a continuum from not very to very. And it slides up and down the scale never quite reaching either. I know that Paul tells us that we should be content but I also think we need to define the word. ‘Content’ is aligned with accepting but in both cases positively