by Christian Coon | Oct 12, 2017 | BLOG
Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a wilderness road.) (Acts 8:26) The fact that an American woman not named Williams won the U.S. Open Tennis Championships a few weeks...
by Christian Coon | Sep 27, 2017 | BLOG, Lament, Remembering
I preached on a sensitive topic a couple Sundays ago: suicide. I knew it could be an emotional service and I saw a few folks with tears in their eyes after I preached and I also knew there were a couple psychologists in attendance so during communion, I stealthily...
by Christian Coon | Sep 13, 2017 | BLOG, Prayer
In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed. (Mark 1:35, NRSV) Some of you know that I’ve started a podcast as a complement to my book. I’ve really enjoyed having these conversations with a wide...
by Christian Coon | Aug 30, 2017 | BLOG, Courage, Name
Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and get you a nurse from the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?” (Exodus 2:7, NRSV) I was reading an interesting article by the actor and writer Patton Oswalt the other day. He was...
by Christian Coon | Aug 23, 2017 | BLOG, Hope, Racism
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it. (Hebrews 13:2, NRSV) Like many, I have a love/hate relationship with social media. I love it because it keeps me connected to old friends and colleagues...
