by Christian Coon | Sep 28, 2012 | BLOG
From the book, “Woman Overboard,” by Jo Kadlecek (excerpted in “When You Pray” by Rueben Job): “I’ve never understood how to walk beside the ogres and monsters of this career-driven culture, so rife with fire-breathing options and...
by Christian Coon | Sep 26, 2012 | BLOG
A couple Sundays ago, I preached on gun violence and focused on God’s question of Cain before he committed the infamous act of killing his brother. God asks, “Why are you angry?” Amidst many of the articles written about gun violence in Chicago,...
by Christian Coon | Sep 25, 2012 | BLOG
Just started preparing for this Sunday’s sermon for our “Jesus for President” series and we’re focusing on global warming. Going beyond the debate and statistics are these powerful words on individualism by the environmental and Christian...
by Christian Coon | Sep 23, 2012 | BLOG
Bishop Sally Dyck’s @umcnic installation. (Taken with...
by Christian Coon | Sep 18, 2012 | BLOG
In recent weeks, my ministry partner and I have talked to some folks about publishing a book about what we’ve done and learned at Urban Village. I really have no idea if anything will come of it. I’m interested, to be sure, but I’ve decided to put...
