by Christian Coon | Jan 9, 2015 | BLOG
“In Damascus there was a certain disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, ‘Ananias!’ He answered, ‘Yes, Lord.’” (Acts 9:10) I’ve always admired my wife’s Uncle Will. He’s a Renaissance man of...
by Christian Coon | Jan 4, 2015 | BLOG
I only met Rueben Job once and it was very brief. He was bishop of the Iowa Conference (for The United Methodist Church) and I was doing an internship in the Iowa Conference offices and the meeting happened in 1989 or so. My supervisor arranged the meeting and she...
by Christian Coon | Dec 22, 2014 | BLOG
“Ask a sign from the Lord your God. Make it as deep as the grave or as high as heaven.” (Isaiah 7:11) Isn’t it funny how certain memories stick in our minds from childhood? When I was probably 7 or 8 years old, my mom and I went over to her...