A Letter for the Church Today (2) A Study of 2 Corinthians 10-13 Indeed, we live as human beings, but we do not wage war according to human standards; for the weapons of our warfare are not merely human, but they have divine … [Continue reading...]
Texts that Should Be Taught (NT)
21 Jan by
I was thinking the other day, "What texts would I turn to if I as a preacher, teacher, or writer wanted to infuse some needed emphases into today's churches?" Here's a few that I came up with (not exhaustive, of course, but … [Continue reading...]
Saturday Ramblings 1.21.12
21 Jan by
Your Rambler is in a bad mood today. I'm tired. I got two hours' sleep after work Thursday night, then drove to Missouri to see my son graduate from Army Transportation School, then drove back home, only to have him want me to go … [Continue reading...]
iMonk Classic: “I Forgive Myself”: The Hardest Words?
20 Jan by
Classic iMonk Post by Michael Spencer From February 2009 One of the things I really don’t like about run-of-the-mill evangelical spirituality is the assumption that we’re all basically clones of each other. Cheerful … [Continue reading...]
Why I Just Can’t Hate Religion, Though I Love Jesus
19 Jan by
There is an increasing sentiment, especially among younger Christians, that is not only apathetic toward organized and formally structured religion (read “church”), but is antagonistic and opposed to it. So when I came across … [Continue reading...]
Creation Police at Toys-R-Us
18 Jan by
Parents, you can be reassured. The creationists are keeping watch. And now a new front has opened on the war against those who don't take the Bible literally and promote Evil-lution: the toy store. Brian Thomas, science … [Continue reading...]
Allen Krell on “Unitarian Christianity”
17 Jan by
At Allen Krell's blog, our friend has outlined a direction with respect to what he will write about in 2012. I asked Allen if he would share his thoughts with the Internet Monk community, and he graciously sent me the following … [Continue reading...]
The Bible, through a Scientist’s Eyes
17 Jan by
The Bible, through a Scientist's Eyes, part one Testing Scripture: A Scientist Explores the Bible by John Polkinghorne • • • Today, we begin walking through a new book by John Polkinghorne on the Bible. I believe this … [Continue reading...]
Daniel Jepsen on “How I became Non-Political”
16 Jan by
I see the presidential election season is heating up. Soon, it will be a two-man race, Obama versus a candidate to be named later. I find I care less each election cycle. Now, don’t get me wrong. I still vote, and I do … [Continue reading...]
