by Monica A. Coleman | Jun 14, 2011 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
I know that progressive Christianity is the new f-word for some Christians who don’t want all its associations. But I want it all. Many women know what it’s like to live with a label with varied understandings that may or may not indicate what she would...
by Monica A. Coleman | Jun 1, 2011 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
Patheos.com asked several theo-bloggers what sex has to do with it. Here’s my response We are called to connect and to create from the deepest parts of who we are it’s our imago dei our missio dei of the many ways we connect and create sex is one. it matters how we...
by Monica A. Coleman | May 17, 2011 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
I didn’t plan to be a nomad. Yet in the last decade, a combination of school, work and family saw me in a new city—across the country from the previous city—every two years. While I had moving down to a science (checklists, procedures, the three day un-pack), I was...
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 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 | Jun 16, 2010 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
For decades I’ve heard Barbra Streisand’s voice crooning out words I know to be true: “People, people who need people, are the luckiest people in the world.” Of course, I think that people needing people aren’t just lucky; they’re human. I think we all need other...
