by Christian Coon | Feb 14, 2012 | BLOG
Some quotes are so overused as to render them, well, useless, but the quote that says that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results is one that still holds some truth for me. (An aside: I just learned today that it’s...
by Christian Coon | Feb 9, 2012 | BLOG
The headline may be a little misleading. I won’t be pontificating about that issue per se, but instead I’m reprinting a blog post from my kids’ school. I, along with three of Urban Village’s musicians, led a worship service there a couple weeks...
by Christian Coon | Feb 8, 2012 | BLOG
The word conjures up lots of different opinions/feelings on God’s omniscience and omnipotence but I just read an interesting definition that I like. This is from the biblical scholar J. Clinton McCann, Jr. (with a name like that, could he be anything other than...
by Christian Coon | Feb 1, 2012 | BLOG
I know Seasonal Affective Disorder is typically referenced when people miss the sun during winter. But I’m wondering, is there such a thing as feeling a bit out of sorts when there’s too much warmth in the winter? Is it possible to miss snow and cold?...
by Christian Coon | Jan 31, 2012 | BLOG
I was invited (along with UVC’er Jenny Weigle) to give a presentation last Saturday to a group of United Methodists about social media and the church. The day started with worship and after about 15 minutes of singing and before one of the pastors started...
by Christian Coon | Jan 25, 2012 | BLOG
I recently read an interesting article in Runner’s World on Desiree Davila, who finished second in the U.S. Marathon Olympic trials a couple of weeks ago. What really caught my eye, though, was a quote by Keith Hanson, one of her coaches and the owner of Hansons...
