by Christian Coon | Jan 27, 2022 | BLOG, Faith, Spiritual practices
Then the ruler said, “I’ve kept all these things since I was a boy.” (Luke 18:21, Common English Bible) Rising COVID numbers, of course, put the kibosh on a lot of holiday events so on New Year’s Eve, my family kept things simple. My kids had a...
by Christian Coon | Dec 31, 2019 | BLOG, Courage, Faith, Risk, Trust
That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, ‘It is the Lord!’ When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on some clothes, for he was naked, and jumped into the sea. (John 21:7, NRSV) Several years ago, my family and I met up with my dad and...
by Christian Coon | Jul 15, 2019 | BLOG, Faith
There was one magic week this summer where no one in our family had a conflict so before my daughter heads off to college this fall, we decided to take a family vacation to a somewhat exotic location. After doing some exhaustive research (that is, Googling “fun...
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 16, 2017 | BLOG, Faith, Wrestling
“The sun rose upon (Jacob) as he passed Penuel, limping because of his hip.” (Gen 32:31, NRSV) I’ve traveled to Germany a few times the last few years including a couple stops in Berlin. On my first trip there, I took a Third Reich tour and learned about the...
