Well, iMonks, we’ve made it through yet another week. We’ve been cooking and cleaning and praying the offices and visiting with visitors. What we haven’t done is talk about the following topics. And once we have done so, you may have a good view of why we haven’t. Shall we ramble? Thanks to the versatile Adam Palmer [...]
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Recommended Summer Reading
10 May by
This morning we looked at some summer tunes I recommend are worth your time to explore. Before we turn to some good books to read during this season, let me try to explain why we take time to make book and music recommendations in the first place. Yes, we are a “religious” blog per se, [...]
Recommended Summer Listening
9 May by
The sun is staying up later, the temperatures are getting warmer, and the Orioles (the Orioles? Yes, the Baltimore Orioles!) have the best record in baseball. In must be the cusp of summer. The kiddies will be out of school soon, which means most all of us will be getting on the road and driving [...]
Al Mohler’s Problem With Grace
3 May by
Note: This post is not about homosexuality, though that is a topic I deal with. Keep your comments consistant with the theme of this post, and don’t drift into a pro- or anti-homosexual rant. Those comments will be deleted. The worms are loose after Al Mohler opened a can of them on his blog this [...]
Saturday Ramblings 4.28.12
28 Apr by
It has been a fairly quiet week here at the iMonastery. We have been going about our duties and offices as usual. Still, somehow we end the week with a mess of leftovers. Being the thrifty and lazy monks that we are, we have poured everything into a mixing bowl, added some breadcrumbs, put it [...]
Another Look: Those Who Dance Are Considered To Be Insane By Those Who Can’t Hear The Music
26 Apr by
I wrote this nearly two years ago. I thought it would be well to revisit it in light of Chaplain MIke’s post yesterday morning on listening for God’s word. Listening for God’s voice is not a topic we can get too much of. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; [...]
Saturday Ramblings 4.21.12
21 Apr by
Greetings one and all! What a bright, lovely, springy day it is here at the iMonastery. I hope it is sunny where you are. If it isn’t, then please allow us to take you to our own little land of sunshine we like to call … Saturday Ramblings. First of all, are there any iMonks [...]
Difficult Scriptures: John 1:35-38
19 Apr by
The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them,“What are you seeking?” And they said to him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), [...]
Bad Religion: A Prelude
19 Apr by
Last week I wrote about heresy in a way that upset many of you. First of all, I used a baseball manager (Ozzie Guillen) as an example of a heretic—though not a religious one—and then said clearly that we should not be on a witch hunt for heretics, which prompted some of you to tell [...]
Saturday Ramblings 4.14.12
14 Apr by
Greetings one and all! Your favorite rambling iMonk here to serve you the leftover goodies from a very busy week. On a personal note, I finished the first draft of a project that was taking way, way too long. I felt like I was swimming upstream in a river of mud. But I sent it [...]
