Comments on: Plan 9 From Lower Space

By: BKC

BKC — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

“I was so stupified when I first heard this that it took me twenty minutes to be convinced it wasn’t one of Rachetfever’s practical jokes, like the Rick Warren mask last year.”

You’re killing me…

By: joel hunter

joel hunter — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Now if we can just convince John Cleese to record this…

By: JohnB

JohnB — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Excellent. I think Lewis would be happy with your style and quality. I also think he would agree with your point. I certainly do.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

ROFL!

The spirit of satire as influenced by Clive himself is alive and well in the sanctum sanctorum of the Internet Monk.

Jolly good show!

Eric

By: JS Bangs

JS Bangs — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

This is a classic, iMonk. I hope it becomes as popular as it deserves.

By: Michael Rew

Michael Rew — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Funny! Sad! But funny!

By: MMM

MMM — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

If you’re laughing, it’s probably true.

Oh, God.

Save me from Your people.

By: Tom Callaghan

Tom Callaghan — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Kind of like the Light being put under the basket of growth.

So sad …

By: Jendi

Jendi — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

You wrote: “influencing the church to not simply turn away from the Gospel, but to transform itself into an institution that opposes the Gospel for the sake of the church.”
So true – and not confined to evangelicals. In the Episcopal Church I belong to, it takes the form of a seeker-sensitive relativism in the sermons, i.e. “define Jesus in the way that feels right for you, and don’t worry about the creed.” At least we have the prayerbook and the hymnal to keep sound doctrine in front of us, even if the preacher then gets up and says “you don’t have to take this seriously”.
But we wouldn’t mind a few more parking spaces

By: kcillini

kcillini — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

iMonk,

I’ve been reading your site for the last month or so, and your commentary has given me lots to ponder. Judging by the responses I have read to most of your posts I am one of your few readers actually attending a Saddleback affiliated church. I am not here to defend Rick Warren – in fact, many of your points echo much of what I have been thinking for a year or so. However, what has kept me in my church is the fact that never in my 28 years of life have I been so personally motivated to discover what I believe – to read the scriptures for all they are worth and to spend time each day reading apologetics and theology – all the while being encouraged each week in church to actually live out my Christianity in relationship with others. I realize that not everyone in my church is motivated in the same way, but our pastor is constantly encouraging our members to dig deeper in their personal study. While I have been in churches where the messages were much deeper and the pastor was bringing us hard core theology each week my personal response to this was to feel I was learning enough on Sundays which left me unmotivated to dig deeper on my own. In addition, I wasn’t as challenged in practical ways to show love to others as I am in my current church. So for someone like me, a “starvation” of theology on Sundays drives me deeper into it in my own study and makes me an “evangelist” for such learning among my friends within my own church. If you ask our pastors they will tell you that is exactly the desire – that people will hunger for more and seek it out. Again, I know there are inherent problems with this for some people. But my point is – this isn’t an absolute issue. It’s not an issue like morality. This is a case where what may be true for you isn’t true for me. Some people need different settings to motivate them into deeper relationship with their heavenly Father. But I must admit – I am agreeing with you more and more about worship songs. I have stopped singing some of our songs when I realize I’m lying.