by Monica A. Coleman | Feb 7, 2013 | Blog, Media, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
Blogger Rachel Held Evans invited me to answer questions from her readers in her “Ask a Liberation Theologian” column. Here are my responses: From Benjamin: I grew up in pretty conservative evangelical circles, where liberation theology was generally...
by Monica A. Coleman | Jan 9, 2013 | Media
Meet Digital Sisterhood Leader Monica A. Coleman, author, founder of Beautiful Mind blog, minister, and professor. Monica was named 2012 Digital Sister of the Year – Enchantista. Fun Facts: Monica and Digital Sisterhood Network founder Ananda Leeke were introduced via...
by Monica A. Coleman | Dec 28, 2012 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog, Uncategorized
The final article in my four-part series on Advent from the perspective of pregnancy. As I think about Christmas and the birth of Jesus, I can’t help but to think about the process of giving birth. Here I reflect on both spiritual and physical birth as I try to...
by Monica A. Coleman | Dec 21, 2012 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
I come from people who visit graves. My maternal grandfather died when my mother was an infant. She grew up going to visit her father’s grave. I grew up the same way. Whenever I’m in the general area of the cemetery, I go to visit, now to the graves of my maternal...
by Monica A. Coleman | Dec 20, 2012 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
The third in my four-part series on Advent from the perspective of pregnancy. I draw on the Advent theme of Journeying thinking of the scriptures that discuss Mary’s visit to her cousin Elizabeth, the expectant mother of John the Baptist. “Is your back killing...
by Monica A. Coleman | Dec 20, 2012 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
The second in my four-part series on Advent for the religion website Patheos.com. I’m writing about the time when we anticipate Jesus’ birth from the perspective of pregnancy. This second article is following the theme: Accepting I was not a young mother, but I was a...
by Monica A. Coleman | Nov 29, 2012 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
I’m writing a four-part Advent Series for the religion website Patheos.com. The first article is out today. The church year begins with a pregnant woman. Christian traditions have called her theotokos. Bearer of God. Mother of God. Most images of...
by Monica A. Coleman | Nov 26, 2012 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
On November 18, 2012, I spoke at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, CA in the Rector’s Forum on “Wrestling with God and Depression.” I referenced the story in the gospel of Mark where Jesus meets the man named Legion and casts out the and...
by Monica A. Coleman | Nov 16, 2012 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
I dashed into the small coffee shop to get out of the rain. The sound of the rain echoed around me as I discovered that I had encountered more than a shelter from the weather and more than a place for a latte or espresso. Just behind the coffee beans, pastries, and...
by Monica A. Coleman | Oct 30, 2012 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
“Can your church help out with that? Isn’t this what churches do?” I heard that question on two separate occasions as I planned for the arrival of my firstborn child. Could church members bring me meals for the first week home after surgery? Do any church members have...
