by Monica A. Coleman | Jun 17, 2011 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
I met my pastor on Facebook. I hate to admit that because I’m one of those people who only “friends” people who are actually my friends. I don’t care if we know 42 of the same people. If I don’t know you, we aren’t friends. We aren’t even associates. Not until we...
by Monica A. Coleman | Jun 14, 2011 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
I know that progressive Christianity is the new f-word for some Christians who don’t want all its associations. But I want it all. Many women know what it’s like to live with a label with varied understandings that may or may not indicate what she would...
by Monica A. Coleman | Jun 6, 2011 | Media
According to Glenn Beck, President Obama is a “liberation theologist.” What exactly is liberation theology? Strictly defined it’s a movement in Christian theology which interprets the teachings of Jesus Christ in terms of liberation from poverty and unjust economic,...
by Monica A. Coleman | Jun 6, 2011 | Media
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to freedom of religion (or non-religion). It also protects practitioners of “double belonging,” people who follow two religions simultaneously. Americans are used to being able to pick and chose from...
by Monica A. Coleman | Jun 1, 2011 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
Patheos.com asked several theo-bloggers what sex has to do with it. Here’s my response We are called to connect and to create from the deepest parts of who we are it’s our imago dei our missio dei of the many ways we connect and create sex is one. it matters how we...