John ColemanDec 19, 20192 minRejoice? - Joy, Happiness and Mary's "Yes"[a reflection for the Third Sunday of Advent] Have you ever wondered why we light the rose/pink colored candle in the Advent wreath on the third Sunday in Ad...
John ColemanAug 15, 20195 minRe-Creation"There is a crack in everything (there is a crack in everything). That's how the light gets in." - Leonard Cohen
John ColemanJul 3, 20193 minHeadliners, Legends and the Rest of UsWho won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1983? What about the last eight Heisman Trophy winners, or the last dozen Nobel laureates? All of these winners...
John ColemanMay 9, 20193 minAn AnnunciationRunning late, I was at the usher's mercy. The Feast of the Annunciation, the day we celebrate the angel Gabriel's announcement to Mary that she would be the...
John ColemanApr 26, 20193 minThe Broken AlleluiaThe party’s over, and it’s time to return to “real life.” I’m always filled with a certain sadness the morning after a good celebration. Sometimes, I want to...
John ColemanApr 13, 20195 minChanging Majors“You need to find a major that will get you a job where you can make some money!” I don’t think I was intentionally eavesdropping, but I did overhear this st...
John ColemanMar 2, 20193 minWhistling in the DarkSometimes I like to whistle in the dark. When I was a child, I did this to muster up a little courage in the wilderness of life. I remember getting separated...
John ColemanJan 21, 20194 minA New Identity[Reflections on Romans 4]. It was the morning I lost my identity. My family was visiting Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina, and I had a great idea. “L...
John ColemanNov 20, 20183 minIt Changes Everything“Then he took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in re...
John ColemanOct 24, 20183 minThe ScoreboardMost of us love to keep score. After all, it’s the way to determine whether someone is winning. I was at one of my son’s soccer games a while back. This wa...
John ColemanOct 24, 20183 minWho Needs A God Like This? What does it mean to say that we are blessed? “God has really blessed me,” I hear people say when they get good news of have good fortune. “Have a blessed ...
John ColemanOct 24, 20183 minTo Forget...NeverI don’t know how she died, or why her family wasn’t there. I will never know what made her smile, laugh, and cry. The world will never hear stories of summer...
John ColemanOct 24, 20183 minSunrise Follows Sunset, Just the Way God Planned...“Would you please stay three forever?” I asked my daughter this question every day for weeks before her last birthday. She is, after all, my third child. My ...
