Good morning iMonk community! Pastor Dan is away on a prayer retreat this weekend, so I’m filling in. And I say, Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! We made it through Winter Storms Juno and Kari (reports below), now this weekend we’re facing WS Linus here in the Midwest. Where I liveContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings – Jan 31, 2015 (Jim Cantore Edition)”
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Empathy
Note from CM: I received an email from Mike Bell yesterday asking for a leave from writing for IM for awhile. They have received some bad news about a family member whose cancer has returned, and Mike will have additional responsibilities in the days to come. He is also facing some increasing demands at work. PleaseContinue reading “Empathy”
A More Grounded Gospel
And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. • Ephesians 1:22-23 The good news is that the one true God has now taken charge of the world, in and through Jesus and his death and resurrection. •Continue reading “A More Grounded Gospel”
Jonathan Aigner: But contemporary worship brings people to Jesus! Right…?
Reposted with permission from Jonathan Aigner, Ponder Anew • • • Consider this comment I received on the “Modernized Hymns” post. I have tried to avoid God my whole life. I wouldn’t know a traditional hymn from a modernized hymn. I’ve never even stepped foot into a church…until this past Sunday. The people on stageContinue reading “Jonathan Aigner: But contemporary worship brings people to Jesus! Right…?”
Death Letter, part three: A caged animal in an invisible cage
We continue our reflections on David W. Peters’ memoir of his experiences as a military and hospital chaplain called, Death Letter: God, Sex, and War. Peters served as a battalion chaplain in Fort Hood, Texas from 2004-2007, which included a deployment to Iraq in 2006. After Iraq he also served as a chaplain clinician in the amputee,Continue reading “Death Letter, part three: A caged animal in an invisible cage”
Adam McHugh: When Someone is in a Storm
Nothing shuts down a person in pain like quoting the Bible at them. As I write that, I can hear the sirens of the Heresy Police surrounding my building. Yes, the Bible contains the words of life, the promises of God-with-us that have comforted saints and resurrected sinners. But the Bible can also be theContinue reading “Adam McHugh: When Someone is in a Storm”
IM Film Review: American Sniper — The Old Wild West in the New Middle East
The Old Wild West in the New Middle East IM Review of “American Sniper” The title of this review reflects a line from American Sniper, Clint Eastwood’s reverent biopic of Chris Kyle, a sniper during the Iraq War credited with 160 kills, the most in American military history. It also reflects iconic films from Eastwood’s career. He, of course,Continue reading “IM Film Review: American Sniper — The Old Wild West in the New Middle East”
Sundays with Michael Spencer: January 25, 2015
Note from CM: 2015 will mark five years since the death of Michael Spencer, the Internet Monk. Today, we continue our “Sundays with Michael” series with an excerpt from post that was originally published in January 2008. Folks did not always respond with words of sweetness and light when Michael wrote. Here is an example of howContinue reading “Sundays with Michael Spencer: January 25, 2015”
Saturday Ramblings, January 24, 2015
Hello, imonks, and welcome to the weekend. First, some sporting news. The Superb Owl is set: The Seattle Seahawks will attempt to defend their crown from the New England Patriots. The Patriots had a little controversy after their blow-out over the Colts: Deflate-gate (hey look, a”gate” controversy that actually rhymes!) The NFL is looking intoContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings, January 24, 2015”
The Most Significant Moment In My Spiritual Journey
Yup, that’s me. The summer of 1981. The photos were taken on the front lawn of my house in Peterborough, Ontario. I think more than a few laws were broken to take the picture on the left! The pictures represent the culmination of a story, a story of how I ultimately came to trust God.Continue reading “The Most Significant Moment In My Spiritual Journey”
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