by Christian Coon | Jul 8, 2020
My guest for this episode is David Bailey. David is the founder of Arrabon, an organization that helps Christian leaders and communities engage in the work of reconciliation and culture creation, especially racial reconciliation. Out of this work has come two...
by Christian Coon | Jun 30, 2020 | BLOG, Journey, Prayer
Early in the morning, well before sunrise, Jesus rose and went to a deserted place where he could be alone in prayer. Simon and those with him tracked him down. When they found him, they told him, “Everyone’s looking for you!” He replied,...
by Christian Coon | Jun 16, 2020 | BLOG, Prayer, Psalm, Racism
So I said, “Here I come! I’m inscribed in the written scroll. I want to do your will, my God. Your Instruction is deep within me.” I’ve told the good news of your righteousness in the great assembly. I didn’t hold anything back—as you well know, Lord! (Psalm 40:7-9,...
by Christian Coon | Jun 3, 2020 | Antiracism, Chicago, Racism
I walked in a peaceful protest march last night that featured faith and community leaders. We started at Dunbar High School on 29th & Martin Luther King Dr. and walked three miles south through the Bronzeville neighborhood where we ended at Washington Park....
by Christian Coon | May 15, 2020 | BLOG, Presence
There are two venerable Chicago restaurants located about a mile west from my home. One is Manny’s Deli, which is renowned for having key Illinois and Chicago politicians swing through. After President Obama won the election in 2008, where was his first public...
by Christian Coon | May 15, 2020
My guest this week is Caitlin Kirby. Caitlyn will start soon as a science literacy researcher at the University of Nebraska, but the reason she was brought to my attention is because, of all things, something she wore. When Caitlyn defended her Ph.D. dissertation, she...
by Christian Coon | Apr 28, 2020 | BLOG, Gratitude
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. (Psalm 23:5, NRSV) For most of my college life, I lived in a fraternity house. I know this conjures up all kinds of Animal-House images (more than a few, sadly,...
by Christian Coon | Apr 15, 2020 | Resilience, Strength
I know what it is to have little, and I know what it is to have plenty. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being well-fed and of going hungry, of having plenty and of being in need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me....
by Christian Coon | Apr 9, 2020
My latest guest is author and activist Shane Claiborne. Shane has been one of the most notable Christian social justice advocates for the last two decades and is the author of several books including his first, “The Irresistible Revolution” and his latest “Beating...
by Christian Coon | Mar 31, 2020 | BLOG, Daily living, Jesus
I’m writing this on March 26 and in about three hours, I was supposed to be sitting in the nose-bleed seats with my brother watching the White Sox and Royals play on Opening Day. It’s one of the many minor disappointments so many of us have been...
