by Monica A. Coleman | Oct 14, 2012 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
“Somewhere between my unanswered prayers and the realization that I could not worship myself into happiness, my faith died. I stopped believing that God only loved me if I was happy and peaceful.” Mental Illness Awareness Week is the first full week in...
by Monica A. Coleman | Oct 13, 2012 | Media
Many people describe depression as a kind of intense grief. It is a deep sadness. It’s like heartbreak, agony and despair all at once. I think depression is worse than grief. Grief usually has an identifiable cause. There are stages. People understand why you are sad....
by Monica A. Coleman | Oct 11, 2012 | Media
What does “motherhood” mean in the 21st Century? Images of June Cleaver do not represent the typical mother today. Instead women are balancing motherhood with career, activism, and a host of other activities. In addition, mothers are dealing with critical issues...
by Monica A. Coleman | Sep 21, 2012 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
I don’t sleep at night anymore. I have a newborn baby, with twenty-four hour needs that come in one hour intervals. My child does not know the difference between day and night and has already learned that I’ll be there whenever. So I don’t really sleep at night...
by Monica A. Coleman | Sep 8, 2012 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
I was recently one of the guests on Huffington Post Live on a segment called “Nothing to Be Ashamed Of” on Black Mental Health. Marc Lamont Hill is the host. Other guests included: Atrice Williams, Mychal Denzel Smith, Stacia Brown, Traci Campbell and...
by Monica A. Coleman | Aug 28, 2012 | Media, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
In the 30th chapter of Deuteronomy, Moses speaks in the voice of God and offers the Hebrew community a choice: “I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life” (verse 19). This is a wonderfully dramatic passage — on which I’ve heard...
by Monica A. Coleman | Aug 17, 2012 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
I really enjoy the use of new media in churches. When I can’t make it out of the house, I watch worship services via livestream on my smartphone. I prefer to tithe via credit card on the church website, and I love that my church sends pictures and announcements via...
by Monica A. Coleman | Jul 20, 2012 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
Please be patient with me God is not through with me yet When God gets through with me When God gets through with me I shall come forth, I shall come forth as pure gold I still remember learning that song—among so many others—in Vacation Bible School in my home...
by Monica A. Coleman | Jun 28, 2012 | Media
Catch me talking about how womanist and process theologies go together on the Homebrewed Christianity podcast here
by Monica A. Coleman | Jun 22, 2012 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
Last week, I opened my front door and found the yellow pages telephone book on the steps. I wasn’t sure why I received one since there is no home telephone line in the household. Imagining no use for it other than boostering a small child in a kitchen chair, I didn’t...
