by Christian Coon | Feb 15, 2019 | BLOG, Compassion, Grief, Lament, Surprise
Jesus answered, “Woman, you have great faith. It will be just as you wish.” And right then her daughter was healed. (Matthew 15:28) I’m not sure this would be considered a New Year’s resolution, but I saw a few “Top 10 Albums of 2018” lists at...
by Christian Coon | Jan 7, 2019 | BLOG, Humility, Prayer
Because all of our church’s staff works remotely, our church’s main phone number is connected to our cell phones. So, if you call 312-268-5300, you can then dial the extension 101 and it would be sent to my cell phone. In addition, if someone dials...
by Christian Coon | Nov 14, 2018 | BLOG, Faith, Humanity, Trust
One of the challenges of living in Chicago, especially if you’re raising children here, is trying to figure out where your child will go to high school. I won’t bore you with all the details of how this works, but we attended a high-school fair a few weeks...
by Christian Coon | Aug 28, 2018 | Abandonment, BLOG, Presence
I did something a couple weeks ago I never thought I’d do as a pastor. I abandoned someone at the communion table. It wasn’t as intentional as when John Wesley supposedly refused communion to a former love interest, but it did spur some deep reflection...
by Christian Coon | Aug 16, 2018 | BLOG, Discipleship
I gave a presentation about flexible discipleship systems for churches at the School for Congregational Development. You can upload the PowerPoint handout here: SCD2018FlexibleDiscipleship
by Christian Coon | Jul 4, 2018 | BLOG
Hope-made ice cream “I hope, Lord. My whole being hopes, and I wait for God’s promise.” (Psalm 130:5, CEB) My grandfather passed away several weeks ago and on our way to his funeral, I announced to my wife and children that, in honor of the times my...
