By Chaplain Mike Music has always been a matter of contention in the church. We’ve been talking about that with regard to current “worship wars” and “revolutions” in church music. That is NOT what this post is about. No, I want us to think about another conflict with regard to music in the church, oneContinue reading “Augustine’s Inner Conflict about Music”
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Worship Music: Today’s Catholic Principles
By Chaplain Mike Since the Second Vatican Council (1965-present), the Roman Catholic Church has experienced a great deal of change and development with regard to liturgical practice. Along with these changes, the Church has thought and written much about her worship, including the role of music in it. The liturgy was one of the firstContinue reading “Worship Music: Today’s Catholic Principles”
Difficult Scriptures: 1 Peter 5:8
Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour (1 Peter 5:8, NASB). The devil? The devil made me do it. Between the devil and the deep blue sea. Just how does the devil devour one? Where does he go to prowl? Does Satan still bargainContinue reading “Difficult Scriptures: 1 Peter 5:8”
A Fight Of Faith
Last year I wrote about struggles I was facing, and compared them with a boxing match. Today, I feel like I am in the twelfth round of a fifteen-rounder. Â I thought I would revisit this again. Does anyone else feel as if they are in the ring right now? It stood to reason that aContinue reading “A Fight Of Faith”
Worship Music: A Further Discussion
By Chaplain Mike For three Saturdays now, we have posted Michael Spencer’s series on “Worship, CCM, and the Worship Music Revolution.” A foundation has been laid for further discussion. The American evangelical church has come a long way since 2002, when Michael’s articles first appeared. It is my opinion that the “revolution” is mostly over.Continue reading “Worship Music: A Further Discussion”
The Liturgical Gangstas Talk about Church History
Presented by Chaplain Mike Our regular feature with friends from different Christian traditions continues today with a question about the place of church history and traditions in our current practice. There are a couple more Gangstas who have said they may want to chime in addition to those represented here. When I get their posts,Continue reading “The Liturgical Gangstas Talk about Church History”
Listening to the Story
By Chaplain Mike Ordinary Time Bible Study The Book of Ruth (3) How Did I Miss That? Dept. Inexplicably, when recommending commentaries on Ruth in an earlier post, I forgot to mention one of the finest: The Book of Ruth (New International Commentary on the Old Testament), by Robert L. Hubbard, Jr. It may actuallyContinue reading “Listening to the Story”
Mike Bell: How My Parents Broke the Mold
By Michael Bell Quick, think of a stereotypical Evangelical. What attributes come to mind? Here are some that you might have come up with. Anti-Union No Movies Lack of concern for the environment Driven by consumerism Homogeneous Complimentarian King James Version only (for some) Dispensational Young Earthers No Alcohol I used the word stereotypical, because,Continue reading “Mike Bell: How My Parents Broke the Mold”
A Hymn for Ordinary Time (2)
photo © 2010 Rachel Kramer | more info (via: Wylio)By Chaplain Mike One of my favorite melodies is the Gaelic tune BUNESSAN, which most people sing as “Morning Has Broken.” Many years ago, we began singing a hymn to this tune in the church where I served as worship leader. It quickly became a favorite.Continue reading “A Hymn for Ordinary Time (2)”
HACKED!!!
photo © 2009 *n3wjack’s world in pixels | more info (via: Wylio)By Chaplain Mike Our top-notch web technician Joe the Plumber has spent all weekend thus far working with our hosting company to restore Internet Monk after a hacker’s attack shut us down. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused you. We value yourContinue reading “HACKED!!!”
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