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...
by Monica A. Coleman | Jun 12, 2012 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
“How are we saved?” At first glance, this seems like a simple question for Christians. “Through Jesus.” Right? Well, generally…. How are we saved? From what? To what? And exactly how does Jesus do it? There are no universally agreed upon answers to these questions....
by Monica A. Coleman | Apr 27, 2012 | Blog, Media, Monica's Blog
Podcast Homebrewed Christianity asked me about my take on process theology and here I am talking about it. Listen here