by Monica A. Coleman | Oct 1, 2010 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
Once a month, I gather with community — some are friends; some I barely know. We tell stories of how God brought us out of difficult times and into freedom. This is bread for our journey together. We sit at the table with people who have hurt us. We trust that...
by Monica A. Coleman | Sep 29, 2010 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
The Eddie Long Case and What’s Not Being Said I apologize in advance to those who normally follow my blog, Beautiful Mind Blog. I usually focus the blog on the intersection of depression and faith with a new entry at least once a week. Nevertheless, the firestorm...
by Monica A. Coleman | Sep 22, 2010 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
I like to do crosswords puzzles in free moments. I was in trouble when I discovered the iPod/ iPhone app. I wish I could say I do them because of the new research that indicates that mental games like crosswords and Sudoku stave off Alzheimer’s...
by Monica A. Coleman | Sep 15, 2010 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
One of America’s protective freedoms lies in the principle of “the separation of church and state.” My friends who are legal scholars tell me that the provision was initially made to protect churches from the government. This “freedom of religion” means that...
by Monica A. Coleman | Sep 9, 2010 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
In M. Night Shyamalan’s movie “Unbreakable,” (2000) two characters are juxtaposed: Elijah Price (played by Samuel L. Jackson) and David Dunn (played by Bruce Willis). Elijah Price was born with Type I osteogenesis imperfecta (also known as “Brittle Bone...
