It’s a dangerous world out there. Lots of things to be aware of. So I think it best to identify a safe place, somewhere you can be assured of not being bothered by all of the bad in this world. And I have found just the place. It’s your nearby local Christian bookstore. Yes, you [...]
I have to admit: I don’t get it
27 Sep by
By Chaplain Mike This is all kind of off the top of my head, so take it for what it is—an impromptu rant. OK, this may seem like a weird thing to talk about, but I’m going to anyway. I’m sure most people don’t even think about it; the status quo is simply accepted without [...]
Boot Camp Blather
16 Jul by
By Chaplain Mike OK, I’ve had it. I feel a rant coming on. I’ve been commenting at a couple of sites that are known for their strong opinions (to say the least). These sites have grown louder and more shrill in recent days, shouting alarmist warnings about the faith/science debate, particularly with regard to sites [...]
Update on the Creation Wars
15 Apr by
By Chaplain Mike MOD NOTE: Comments are closed. I’ve been too busy with truly important matters, like work and family and sharing in the grief of friends, to get back to this subject for awhile, but folks, we’ve got to talk. A few weeks ago I posted a video (no longer available for viewing), produced [...]
The Real Meaning of Easter?
30 Mar by
By Chaplain Mike. According to Rick Warren, Easter is about “growing your church.” He exhorts pastors in a recent Christian Post article to “use Easter” to break growth barriers in their congregations. Easter, a means to an end. A prime marketing opportunity for the real business of evangelicalism: church growth.
Curious Minds Want To Know: Does the IM Audience REALLY Exist?
16 Nov by
C.S. Lewis said that the person who tries to be unique never is, and the person who sets out to be original seldom is. I would suggest that the IM blog and IM radio podcast audience are made up of people who may, at least at some point, have felt they were “the only ones,” [...]
Honest Thoughts On The Catholic Discussion: Is This The Best We Can Do?
4 Nov by
NOTE: Commenters should read the commenting rules in FAQ 10, especially those who plan to write me a long appeal to become a Catholic. COMMENTS CLOSED No one reading, writing or commenting on the posts in this interview has ever been as angry as yours truly over the claims of the Roman Catholic Church. In [...]
Today’s Three Push-Button Words
26 Oct by
Despite what you may have read in the kinder, gentler corners of the blogosphere recently, you would all be surprised how un-contentious I am most of the time. In my real life, I regularly run from situations where I’m being pressed for my opinion. I much prefer print as the medium of debate. In real [...]
The Big Worship Goof
12 Jun by
One of my major premises in the writing I’m doing these days is that evangelicals have become a movement actually destroying itself. At no point does that seem more obvious than in the recent evolution of worship within evangelicalism. Does anyone- I mean, really, seriously- have any idea what is actually happening within the worship [...]
iMonk Classic: Wilkerson Warns/iMonk Rants
From iMonk in March, 2009. Replayed by Chaplain Mike. David Wilkerson (Cross and the Switchblade, Times Square Church) is predicting a world changing disaster, and advises that you dust off those cans of Spam you still have from Y2k. It’s getting serious coverage by the unhinged conservative media. I wrote about Evangelical anxiety about the [...]