by Monica A. Coleman | Oct 10, 2010 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
A couple of weeks ago, I reached in my wallet and could not find my credit card. I had not used it in hours and could not put my hand on it after searching my bag and couch. I started looking for the phone number of the last place where I had purchased...
by Monica A. Coleman | Oct 1, 2010 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
Once a month, I gather with community — some are friends; some I barely know. We tell stories of how God brought us out of difficult times and into freedom. This is bread for our journey together. We sit at the table with people who have hurt us. We trust that...
by Monica A. Coleman | Sep 29, 2010 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
The Eddie Long Case and What’s Not Being Said I apologize in advance to those who normally follow my blog, Beautiful Mind Blog. I usually focus the blog on the intersection of depression and faith with a new entry at least once a week. Nevertheless, the firestorm...
by Monica A. Coleman | Sep 22, 2010 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
I like to do crosswords puzzles in free moments. I was in trouble when I discovered the iPod/ iPhone app. I wish I could say I do them because of the new research that indicates that mental games like crosswords and Sudoku stave off Alzheimer’s...
by Monica A. Coleman | Sep 15, 2010 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
One of America’s protective freedoms lies in the principle of “the separation of church and state.” My friends who are legal scholars tell me that the provision was initially made to protect churches from the government. This “freedom of religion” means that...
by Monica A. Coleman | Sep 9, 2010 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
In M. Night Shyamalan’s movie “Unbreakable,” (2000) two characters are juxtaposed: Elijah Price (played by Samuel L. Jackson) and David Dunn (played by Bruce Willis). Elijah Price was born with Type I osteogenesis imperfecta (also known as “Brittle Bone...
by Monica A. Coleman | Sep 7, 2010 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
How to Eat, Pray, Love “Here and Now.” Patheos asked several bloggers: When you can’t drop everything for a year-long spiritual pilgrimage, how/where do you seek spiritual renewal in times of personal crisis? Taking the pressure off means going to...
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...
