by Christian Coon | Jul 31, 2018 | Fear, Prayer, Spiritual practices
“My mouth speaks praise with joy on my lips–whenever I ponder you on my bed, whenever I meditate on you in the middle of the night—because you’ve been a help to me and I shout with joy for the protection of your wings.” (Ps 63:5b-6) I’ve never been one to get...
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...
by Christian Coon | Sep 13, 2017 | BLOG, Prayer
In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed. (Mark 1:35, NRSV) Some of you know that I’ve started a podcast as a complement to my book. I’ve really enjoyed having these conversations with a wide...