Comments on: What’s Going On Around Internet Monk.com (Misc Site News)

By: BB

BB — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:09:14 +0000

Yo iMonk, I’m really happy for you. I’m gonna let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best blog conversations of all time!

By: Joel

Joel — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:38:34 +0000

Trinity Vineyard in Atlanta is going AMiA:

http://www.trinityvineyard.org/

By: ScottL

ScottL — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:09:18 +0000

Book is for those who have left the church but kept their faith.

To try and see them come back into community (in a gracious way, of course, not patronisingly)?

By: Martha

Martha — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:38:12 +0000

Oh, I’ve seen the pictures of that statue, Headless. Commisserations – still, at least you know you’re doing penitential work and mortification of the senses when you pray before it

And to be fair, some of the traditional statues can be too syrupy sweet in the other direction, so it’s hard to strike a balance.

By: Martha

Martha — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:35:44 +0000

See, you’re supposed to be very careful before doing exorcisms. Not every Tom, Dick and Harry can carry one out; there is the diocesan exorcist who is licensed to perform these, the bishop has to give his permission, and there has to be a medical examination beforehand to rule out mental illness and the like.

There’s a book about the training of a modern exorcist:

http://www.amazon.com/Rite-Making-Modern-Exorcist/dp/0385522703

Haven’t read this myself, so can’t comment on how sensational (or otherwise) it is

By: dumb ox

dumb ox — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:58:07 +0000

That’s the sound of goose bumps going up my spine. I hope it doesn’t happen. What will kill the denomination (LCMS) is not failing to keep up with the latest trends but attempting to do so. As the saying goes, he who marries the spirit of the age will soon be left a widower. As Billy Graham said years ago, the Lutheran church is a sleeping giant. It could be a real leader in a time of a leadership vacuum in evangelicalism. It just needs to be true to its heritage and share that treasure with the rest of the church. I think there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic, but there are days I just want to scream.

By: Austin

Austin — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:57:38 +0000

Berry College a local liberal arts school with a quasi-religous past just had a big controversy that got national coverage when an RA conducted an exoricism at a bible study. Supposedly he had been on a mission trip and had gavitated to that type of thing going on.

By: iMonk

iMonk — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:39:30 +0000

Waterbrook, imprint of Random House.

Name is in flux. Book is for those who have left the church but kept their faith.

By: ScottL

ScottL — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:36:27 +0000

Hey Michael. Who is your publisher? And what is the book specifically about? Look forward to seeing it come out.

By: greg r

greg r — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:13:30 +0000

Well, LOL, or CryOutLoud…..not sure which, I’ve been a member of a Vineyard (in IHOP’s back yard, no less) for the past 21 yrs and I have all the questions that I-MONK does Cant’ wait till he gets the answers so I get the answers….. yeah, we are sorta autonamous you could say… I’ll be meeting with an associate Vineyard pastor for dinner tonight, and I’ll get as much as he knows….which prob. isn’t a whole lot more than I know.

Reporting back later: I-MONK, the columns and posts the last few weeks have been outstanding and life giving; glad to hear the writing has gone well, and the ‘backwoods plague has……well….just GONE.

Peace and strength
Greg R