by Christian Coon | Sep 22, 2021 | BLOG
Jesus told them this parable: “Suppose someone among you had one hundred sheep and lost one of them. Wouldn’t he leave the other ninety-nine in the pasture and search for the lost one until he finds it? And when he finds it, he is thrilled and places it on his...
by Christian Coon | Jun 16, 2021 | BLOG, Daily living, Saints
“For me to be a saint means to be myself,” Thomas Merton I came across a company a few years ago that took well-known celebrities and, in a way, sainted them by putting their visages on candles. I bought an Ariana Grande candle for my daughter and have...
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 | 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 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...
