by Christian Coon | Nov 29, 2019 | BLOG, Daily living, Goodness
As some of you know, in addition to my work at Urban Village Church, I’m currently pastoring River Forest United Methodist Church as we explore the potential of a partnership between the two congregations. A Montessori school uses River Forest’s building...
by Christian Coon | Nov 15, 2019 | BLOG
I wrote about sainthood in my last post and perhaps one reason I did was because sainthood has already been bestowed upon me. And I didn’t even have to die. And it was given by one of the great powers of society: The public library. Technological glitches can...
by Christian Coon | Sep 27, 2019 | BLOG, Death
I was listening to the radio in my car a couple weeks ago when I heard about Ric Ocasek’s death. I was never a huge fan of The Cars, but when I’m in a 80s-music kind of mood, one of The Cars’ songs may pop up and so I know their hits pretty well....
by Christian Coon | Sep 14, 2019 | BLOG, Conflict, Love
We made our annual one-day visit to the Iowa State Fair last month and there are some things that will never change. I will always eat approximately 20,000 calories. I will always be in awe of the Super Bull, which weighed in at 2,710 pounds this year. And no matter...
by Christian Coon | Aug 31, 2019 | BLOG, Grief, Loss, Parenting
I’m not exactly sure where the phrase “practice what you preach” came from (the internet tells me maybe Matthew 23:3 or maybe “The Merchant of Venice” or maybe a translation of a phrase from the philosopher Seneca), but certainly the...
by Christian Coon | Aug 14, 2019 | BLOG, Creation, Formation
“But now, O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou art our potter; we are all the work of thy hand.” (Isaiah 64:8, KJV) We returned a few days ago from our annual summer trip to Pentwater, Michigan, which is always an idyllic few days spent...
