by Christian Coon | Nov 14, 2018 | BLOG, Faith, Humanity, Trust
One of the challenges of living in Chicago, especially if you’re raising children here, is trying to figure out where your child will go to high school. I won’t bore you with all the details of how this works, but we attended a high-school fair a few weeks...
by Christian Coon | Nov 1, 2018 | Attentiveness, Focus
From now on, brothers and sisters, if anything is excellent and if anything is admirable, focus your thoughts on these things: all that is true, all that is holy, all that is just, all that is pure, all that is lovely, and all that is worthy of praise. (Philippians...
by Christian Coon | Oct 11, 2018 | Forgiveness, Grace
But we had to celebrate and be glad because this brother of yours was dead and is alive. He was lost and is found (Luke 15:32, CEB). I took my daughter for a campus visit at Michigan State University last week and we had a great time. She created a special playlist...
by Christian Coon | Sep 13, 2018 | Baptism, Jesus, New life
Then Jesus told his disciples, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” (Matthew 16:24, NRSV) There are moments in my vocation when I think, “It simply cannot get any better than...
by Christian Coon | Aug 28, 2018 | Abandonment, BLOG, Presence
I did something a couple weeks ago I never thought I’d do as a pastor. I abandoned someone at the communion table. It wasn’t as intentional as when John Wesley supposedly refused communion to a former love interest, but it did spur some deep reflection...
