by Christian Coon | Nov 17, 2021 | BLOG, Gratitude
They said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?” (Luke 24:32, New Revised Standard Version) Perhaps not surprisingly, pastors can sometimes be a purchasers...
by Christian Coon | Apr 28, 2020 | BLOG, Gratitude
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. (Psalm 23:5, NRSV) For most of my college life, I lived in a fraternity house. I know this conjures up all kinds of Animal-House images (more than a few, sadly,...
by Christian Coon | Nov 22, 2017 | Gratitude, Prayer
Jesus answered, “Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.” (John 1:50, NRSV) We just finished our ninth Halloween in our Chicago home and I still can’t quite get used to the...
