“I’m not just running against Biden — Sleepy Joe — I’m running against the corrupt media, the big tech giants, the Washington swamp. And the Democrat Party is a part of all of them — every single one of them. They flood your communities with criminal aliens, drugs and crime, while they live behind beautifulContinue reading “Affective Polarization”
Monthly Archives: October 2020
Pro-life and Anti-Trump?
I recently ran across a Facebook argument, in which two people I respect (I will call them Mrs. A and Mr. B) took very different positions on voting. Both are thoughtful, intelligent Christians, yet the issue that primarily divided them was on whether abortion was an absolute deal-breaker when it came to voting for theContinue reading “Pro-life and Anti-Trump?”
Reconsider Jesus – The Healer (Mark 1:29-45)
Reconsider Jesus – A fresh look at Jesus from the Gospel of Mark A devotional commentary by Michael Spencer Compiled and Edited by: Michael Bell Table of Contents (Note: The previous post was renamed to “The Compassionate One”) The Healer 29 And immediately he left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew,Continue reading “Reconsider Jesus – The Healer (Mark 1:29-45)”
Sunday with Michael Spencer: Ink Blot Church
Ink Blot Church from 2005 God is like a Rorschach test. You know, the ink blot test, where you look at an image that really presents nothing coherent, and you describe what you see. Kind of like looking at clouds and talking about what you see. The Rorschach test is outdated and was always controversial,Continue reading “Sunday with Michael Spencer: Ink Blot Church”
The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: October 17, 2020
The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: October 17, 2020 • • • Cartoon of the week • Wise word of the week…from Richard Rohr Over centuries, we became very used to equating evil with individual “sins” and we lost a sense of its collective nature. The word “sin” often serves as a label applied to variousContinue reading “The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: October 17, 2020”
Reconsider Jesus – The Compassionate One (Mark 1:29-45)
Reconsider Jesus – A fresh look at Jesus from the Gospel of Mark A devotional commentary by Michael Spencer Compiled and Edited by: Michael Bell Table of Contents The Compassionate One 29 And immediately he left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30 Now Simon’s mother-in-law layContinue reading “Reconsider Jesus – The Compassionate One (Mark 1:29-45)”
Another Former Creation Museum Staffer Speaks Out About Ken Ham’s Toxic Empire
Another Former Creation Museum Staffer Speaks Out About Ken Ham’s Toxic Empire The Friendly Atheist writes: Last summer, a former employee of the Creation Museum, Ariella Duran, explained the “toxic culture” of that work environment in a lengthy Facebook post. She worked for Answers in Genesis for just over two years in “every singleContinue reading “Another Former Creation Museum Staffer Speaks Out About Ken Ham’s Toxic Empire”
under a fallen wall
under a fallen wall what you do after you hit the wall and then the wall falls on you you gather your strength what’s left and begin digging out but it’s fits and starts choke on dust pause, rub wounds take a moment you can do it, you insist to yourself anyone there? brush asideContinue reading “under a fallen wall”
A Beauty Before Death
I walked through a graveyard on an October morn, and worshipped as I wandered. For the slant light illumined the rainbow of trees, each aflame with the beauty of God. I stood speechless before so many burning bushes. But stones also surrounded me, cold in the morning air. Stones shaped and engraved, each marking andContinue reading “A Beauty Before Death”
Reconsider Jesus – The Exorcist (Mark 1:21-28)
Reconsider Jesus – A fresh look at Jesus from the Gospel of Mark A devotional commentary by Michael Spencer Compiled and Edited by: Michael Bell Table of Contents The Exorcist 21 They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. 22 The people were amazed atContinue reading “Reconsider Jesus – The Exorcist (Mark 1:21-28)”
The Internet Monk Archives 