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Christian Coon
Christian Coon is one of the lead pastors of Urban Village Church in Chicago. He blogs at Crammed with heaven and is the author of Failing Boldly: How Falling Down in Ministry Can Be the Start of Rising Up.
On failing to receive hospitality
On the way to the soup kitchen, I met a man with a loaf of bread.
August 9, 2017
When doing church differently means doing it the same
When I, along with a friend and colleague, started planting a new church in Chicago about five years ago, we had lots of ideas about how to do church, but one thing was certain: we wanted to do church differently. Lots of church planters have the same mission.
We told other existing churches that we weren’t in competition with them—we wanted to attract people who, for whatever reason, would never set foot in a narthex. In other words, we didn’t want our church to be too. . . . churchy.
July 24, 2014
Who wants to be Mary/
"Who wants to be Mary?"...
December 15, 2008
Who do you think you are?
My wife and I recently went to see William Inge's play Picnic, which won the Puli...
December 8, 2008
Hearing voices
I have not baptized many adults, so those I have baptized stand out and are special to me. One was a woman I'll call Eleanor. Eleanor's hair has tight curls....
December 1, 2008
Enriched in every way
My George Foreman Lean Mean Fat Reducing Grilling Machine is sitting in my basement, serving as a lovely stand for our waffle iron....
November 24, 2008
On actually following a beloved passage
In the marketing world, a high "Q score" means that an item or brand is well known and regarded....
November 17, 2008
Tests in all forms: Genesis 2:15-17; Matthew 4:1-11
Imagine being brilliant—Massachusetts Institute of Technology kind of brilliant....
January 29, 2008
Glimpses of glory: Matthew 17:1-9; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Exodus 24:12-18
I’m less inclined that some commentators are to condemn Peter.
January 29, 2008
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