Posted in Uncategorized on May 16th, 2008 62 Comments »
UPDATE: Thanks for all the kind comments. I promise to use whatever gifts I have in this medium to continue encouraging all of you on the same journey, even if not the same way.
Dear Internet Monk Readers,
Over the next few weeks, while I am on sabbatical, I will be deciding the future of this web […]
Posted in In The Study on May 15th, 2008 8 Comments »
Job 10:1 “I loathe my life; I will give free utterance to my complaint;
I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
2 I will say to God, Do not condemn me;
let me know why you contend against me.
3 Does it seem good to you to oppress,
to despise the work of your hands
and […]
Posted in Open Thread on May 14th, 2008 45 Comments »
UPDATE: Winner so far: Thinkling Jared. Esp for saying whom he copied from.
I think we need to open a window at this little stop on the web. It’s been a bit stuffy in here lately.
Here’s a question that’s right at the heart of all kinds of important things going on in my life right now, […]
Posted in Theologia on May 13th, 2008 46 Comments »
***sigh***
When someone says I’ve written something I shouldn’t have written, you can be almost certain that I’ve written something using the language of lament. L-A-M-E-N-T.
All of you that just said “huh?” please step into the side room. If you came in a bus, they’ll wait. It’s time for a lesson on some of the most […]
Posted in Jesus Shaped on May 12th, 2008 14 Comments »
I was sitting in a middle school classroom today and noticed a poster on the wall. It said, in a highly decorative way, “Integrity: Hold On To Your Beliefs!”
Public and private schools are full of this sort of thing these days. There are catalogs of this kind of rhetoric for schools, touting various values like […]
Posted in Guest Bloggers, Site news/Tech on May 12th, 2008 8 Comments »
Jason Boyett is an outstanding author of helpful, practical, humorous books, several of which have been published by Relevant books. He’s a regular writer at Relevant Magazine, a guest blogger at the BHT and a friend of this web site. He’s got a great deal for those of you who could use his well-written, informative […]
Posted in Sabbatical Journal on May 11th, 2008 9 Comments »
Sabbatical begins a week from tomorrow. Here are some of my goals. (Goals will vary from week to week depending on where I am. Some weeks- like my week at Wheaton- most of my time is scheduled.)
1. Prayer from Celebrating Common Prayer in the morning and the evening.
2. Extended Scripture reading with meditation and notes, […]
Posted in In The Study, Jesus Shaped, Theologia on May 10th, 2008 31 Comments »
Two questions that are crucial to anyone studying and teaching scripture in a Jesus-shaped, Jesus centered way:
What would I have thought if I were there when Jesus taught, did miracles, engaged in conversations, meals, etc.?
What do the same events and words mean now that I have the entire Bible to bring all of scripture to […]
Posted in Sabbatical Journal on May 9th, 2008 27 Comments »
Sabbatical begins in 9 days. I’ll be spending May 19-23 in Louisville (and some more time later in the summer.)
I know most of Louisville pretty well, but I’m always looking for something new and different to do.
Do you know of anything unusual in Louisville I should check out? Coffee shops (with or without wireless)? Good […]
Posted in Site news/Tech on May 9th, 2008 3 Comments »
Here’s my latest interview on Steve Brown, Etc. I really enjoyed doing the program. Thanks to Steve and Eric for the opportunity to talk about a very difficult issue.
You can subscribe to SBE (and several other Steve Brown projects) at iTunes.
I’m no longer on The Catholic Guy program, btw. Gotta update that bio.
Posted in Jesus Shaped on May 8th, 2008 30 Comments »
Who is the most Christlike person you know?
I live and work in a Christian community with approximately 150 other staff members who serve in our ministry. We live close together and see each other almost every day. Even with occasional breaks and vacations, we still spend far more time together than the Christians in the […]
Posted in Coffee Cup Apologetics, Podcast on May 7th, 2008 2 Comments »
Podcast 41 A letter from a Muslim student.
The podcast website is Coffee Cup Apologetics.
All the episodes of Coffee Cup Apologetics are now on iTunes. Go to iTunes and search for “Apologetics.”
Posted in Jesus Shaped on May 7th, 2008 23 Comments »
Mark 3:20 Then he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they could not even eat. 21 And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He is out of his mind.”….Mark 3:31 And his mother and his brothers came, and standing […]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 7th, 2008 4 Comments »
Podcast 40 Is Richard Dawkins the best atheism can do? (A review of “The God Delusion Debate” DVD.)
Posted in Uncategorized on May 6th, 2008 58 Comments »
It’s time for audience participation.
At the school where I work, we have two weekend worship gatherings. These used to be led by a local church, and so we called them “church.” We have daily “chapel” in the same worship space.
These two worship gatherings need a cool, hip, emerging name. Like “Element.”
Gathering #1 is […]
