Blog Posts - Caroline Coleman
on forgiving (again, and again, and again): Philippians 2

Have you ever had a hater? I have and it’s dreadful. You’re pretty much helpless. You can’t change their minds. And you know they’re going around badmouthing you. And sometimes we can’t avoid our haters. What if the pers...
by a chapter a day on Feb 24, 2016
on (not) being grumpy: 1 Cor. 16

read 1 Corinthians 16. How can we go through each day without feeling grumpy? We know grumpy is bad for our health. It’s poison for our relationships. It’s bad for our self-esteem. It hinders our work. And yet we can … C...
by a chapter a day on Dec 12, 2013
on losing our grumpiness: 1 Cor. 16

read 1 Corinthians 16. How can we go through each day without feeling grumpy? We know grumpy is bad for our health. It’s poison for our relationships. It’s bad for our self-esteem. It hinders our work. And yet we can … C...
by a chapter a day on Dec 12, 2013
on failing hot yoga: 1 Corinthians 15

read 1 Cor. 15. Bikram yoga in NYC means being shut inside a room with the windows and doors closed and four humidifiers blasting for an hour and a half with 50 adults. Leaving early is not an option. The … Continue reading →...
by a chapter a day on Nov 20, 2013
on failure and success (and hot yoga): 1 Corinthians 15

read 1 Cor. 15. Bikram yoga in NYC means being shut inside a room with the windows and doors closed and four humidifiers blasting for an hour and a half with 50 adults. Leaving early is not an option. The … Continue reading →...
by a chapter a day on Nov 20, 2013
hearing from God: 1 Corinthians 14

read 1 Cor. 14. We humans have a tendency to over-complicate things. We can feel overwhelmed. We can dread things. But God calls us to take some time out to listen. If we do, we’ll hear Him say: ”Things … Continue reading &...
by a chapter a day on Nov 8, 2013
the loved chapter: 1 Corinthians 13

read 1 Cor. 13. One of the most beautiful chapters in the whole Bible is read at almost every wedding. Its words strike a chord inside us, and whether we’re Christian, atheist or agnostic, we know beyond a shadow of … Continue reading...
by a chapter a day on Oct 29, 2013
the love chapter: 1 Corinthians 13

read 1 Cor. 13. Today we have the privilege of looking at one of the most beautiful chapters in the whole Bible. It is our indictment and also our hope. Here is the centerpiece in its full glory: “Love endures … Continue reading ...
by a chapter a day on Oct 29, 2013
on giftedness and gifts: 1 Cor. 12

I gave my boyfriend rollerblades for his birthday. Why? So I can rollerblade WITH him. You won’t catch me giving him running shoes or a mountain bike. He already runs and bikes like the wind. Rollerblades ALMOST level the playing …...
by a chapter a day on Oct 22, 2013
on the gift of envy: 1 Cor. 12

I gave my boyfriend rollerblades for his birthday. Why? So I can rollerblade WITH him. You won’t catch me giving him running shoes or a mountain bike. He already runs and bikes like the wind. Rollerblades ALMOST level the playing …...
by a chapter a day on Oct 22, 2013
on that “forever empty”: 1 Corinthians 10.

read 1 Cor. 10. Why do many of us find ourselves talking about the same issues, over and over? Don’t we have anything else to talk about than that person who slighted us, or how we didn’t get into that stupid … Continue reading &...
by a chapter a day on Oct 9, 2013
on impatience and gentleness: 1 Cor. 8

read 1 Cor. 8. For some reason, it’s easy to be harsh with other people’s mistakes. We lose our tempers. We scold them. We can be impatient. Why? The quick answer is that we forget our own faults. We have … Continue read...
by a chapter a day on Sep 23, 2013
how to win by losing: 1 Corinthians 6

Thank you, President Putin. We the American people appreciate that you’ve reminded us to follow the rule of law. We agree that sometimes governments in power can set up their opposition. We value your reminder to use diplomacy first. ...
by a chapter a day on Sep 12, 2013
how to win: 1 Corinthians 6

Thank you, President Putin. We the American people appreciate that you’ve reminded us to follow the rule of law. We agree that sometimes governments in power can set up their opposition. We value your reminder to use diplomacy first. ...
by a chapter a day on Sep 12, 2013
the most beautiful person in the world: 1 Corinthians 5

read 1 Corinthians 5. My daughter says you know you’ve made it when people start attacking you. Look at poor Gwenyth Paltrow, she said. The moment People Magazine named her the Most Beautiful Woman of the Year, people got out … Co...
by a chapter a day on Aug 22, 2013
How to be Gwyneth: 1 Corinthians 5

read 1 Corinthians 5. My daughter says you know you’ve made it when people start attacking you. Look at poor Gwenyth Paltrow, she said. The moment People magazine named her the Most Beautiful Woman of the Year, people got out … Co...
by a chapter a day on Aug 22, 2013
who you are, Reader: 1 Corinthians 4

The opening chapter of Italo Calvino’s If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler is as ironic as a New York woman’s wardrobe of black. Calvino exorts the Reader to relax and lose ourselves, even as his words deny us that possibility. ̷...
by a chapter a day on Jul 25, 2013
who are you, Reader?: 1 Corinthians 4

The opening chapter of Italo Calvino’s If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler is as ironic as a New York woman’s wardrobe of black. Calvino exorts the Reader to relax and lose ourselves, even as his words deny us that possibility. ̷...
by a chapter a day on Jul 25, 2013
who you are, Reader….: 1 Corinthians 4

The opening chapter of Italo Calvino’s If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler is as ironic as a New York woman’s wardrobe of black. Calvino exorts the Reader to relax and lose ourselves, even as his exortation denies us that possibility...
by a chapter a day on Jul 25, 2013
can a leopard change her spots? 1 Corinthians 3

read 1 Corinthians 3. She’s strolling down Madison Avenue. She sees the shoes in the window. She passes by. The end!!!! Okay, okay. The real story. She’s strolling down Madison Avenue. She sees the shoes in the window. Th...
by a chapter a day on Jul 2, 2013