by Monica A. Coleman | Sep 1, 2010 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
My Jewish friends have a mezuzah on the right side of the doorframes of their homes. The small container on the doorpost contains passages from the Sh’ma or V’ahavta, the central affirmation of Jewish faith. Mezuzot contain parchment inside the container with the...
by Monica A. Coleman | Aug 26, 2010 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
I first read the book Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse in high school. This short novel describes the spiritual journey of a boy in India. The protagonist, Siddhartha, leaves home in search of enlightenment. His life involves asceticism, wealthy business trade, love and...
by Monica A. Coleman | Aug 19, 2010 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
“Jesus wept.” The biblical verse that the first kid spouts off in the Vacation Bible School line-up of children demonstrating that they have memorized at least one Bible verse. It’s short. It commits well to memory. And it leaves every other kid reaching into his or...
by Monica A. Coleman | Aug 12, 2010 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
When I was in college, I was active in Christian Impact, my school’s local chapter of Campus Crusade for Christ. It was a wonderful experience where I bonded with others, learned new songs, and experienced discipleship and spiritual accountability for the first time....
by Monica A. Coleman | Aug 5, 2010 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
Like most people I know, I have a very long to-do list. It seems that I add things faster than I cross them off. I use the list for my much-needed sense of accomplishment. I exact this need in all types of ways. For example, I refuse to let the servers in...
