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...
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 | 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...
