by Christian Coon | Oct 31, 2020 | Anxiety, BLOG, Death, Saints
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our...
by Christian Coon | Oct 2, 2020
My guest this week is church planter and pastor Kevin Makins. Kevin is the founder of Eucharist Church in Hamilton, Ontario, and he recently wrote the book, “Why Would Anyone Go to Church?” The book is a very honest look at how his church came to be and his own...
by Christian Coon | Sep 15, 2020 | Holy Spirit, Presence
Let’s enter God’s dwelling place; let’s worship at the place God rests his feet! (Psalm 132:7, Common English Bible) Since travel is out for so many of us, I’ve found myself daydreaming about trips my family has taken in recent years, including an amazing week...
by Christian Coon | Sep 3, 2020
A common topic for conversation these days centers around what information we’re receiving and whether we can trust that information. Because I have a little background in journalism, information sharing has always been of interest to me so I’m doing three episodes in...
by Christian Coon | Sep 1, 2020 | BLOG, Community, Sharing
Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles. All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need. (Acts 2:43-45, NRSV)...
by Christian Coon | Aug 14, 2020 | BLOG, Hope
For there is hope for a tree, for if it is cut down, that it will sprout again… (Job 14:7, NRSV) (God) breaks me down on every side, and I am gone, (God) has uprooted my my hope like a tree. (Job 19:10, NRSV) We always start our staff meetings with a brief...
by Christian Coon | Aug 2, 2020
My guest this week is Denise Pope. Denise is a Senior Lecturer at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education and the author of “Doing School”: How We Are Creating a Generation of Stressed Out, Materialistic, and Miseducated Students. She’s also the...
by Christian Coon | Aug 1, 2020 | BLOG, Patience, Slow
For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay. (Habakkuk 2:3, English Standard Version) Add blueberry picking to the list of things I’ve done...
by Christian Coon | Jul 15, 2020 | BLOG, Grief, Presence
“For my days pass away like smoke, and my bones burn like a furnace. My heart is stricken and withered like grass; I am too wasted to eat my bread. Because of my loud groaning my bones cling to my skin.” (Psalm 102:3-5, NRSV) Almost 25 years ago, I took a...
by Christian Coon | Jul 8, 2020
My guest for this episode is Leslie Jordan. Between 2009 and 2018, Leslie was a part of the Grammy-nominated Christian music group, All Sons & Daughters. Now, she lives in the Nashville area with her family and is releasing solo music and overseeing, The Fold, a...
