A little over 10 years ago I started writing for Internet Monk. If you had asked me at that point if I was an Evangelical I would have answered with an enthusiastic “Yes!” Well, actually it would have been a qualified yes, because one of the tenets of the Evangelical movement was “Inerrancy”. I reallyContinue reading “My long slow journey away from Evangelicalism”
Yearly Archives: 2020
The persistence of creationism shows losing could make Trumpism more extreme
Here is an opinion article in the Washington Post that harks back to the Scopes Trial of 1925. The piece argues that even though William Jennings Bryan lost the trial in the court of public opinion and was humiliated in the popular press and in the eyes of the elites, his supporters were undeterred andContinue reading “The persistence of creationism shows losing could make Trumpism more extreme”
let us not forget the life of ilse meyer
let us not forget the life of ilse meyer unknown to most, mother to us all we gathered, just a few of us her family small, her friends deceased to mark the passing of her life and i, the pastor, was all in tears though ilse meyer was a stranger to me some deep currentContinue reading “let us not forget the life of ilse meyer”
Now available!
From long-time reader and commenter Rick Rosenkranz: Available at DriveThru Fiction. Click the covers in the IM Authors & Artists section on the sidebar.
The Story Behind “O Holy Night”
If you ask ten adults to name some of the favorite things about the Christmas season, most all of them will list the music of Christmas in their top five. Those who don’t are deficient in understanding and soul, and should be exiled from civilized society. Now, to be clear, when I talk about the music ofContinue reading “The Story Behind “O Holy Night””
Scott Lencke: Advent – Flipping the Script
Advent: Flipping the Script By Scott Lencke Welcome to the new year. Not the calendar new year, but the church’s new year that begins with the season of Advent. This is our rhythm in which we both remember the coming of God’s Messiah so long ago, but also we longingly hope for the coming ofContinue reading “Scott Lencke: Advent – Flipping the Script”
Advent II 2020 – Feast of St. Nicholas
The best overall site that I have found for further information on St. Nicholas is The St. Nicholas Center.
Saturday Brunch, December 5 2020
Hello, friends, and welcome to the weekend. How about some brunch? I told my wife I wanted a book for Christmas. Just a book. Nothing else. And, no, not some first rare first-edition Tolstoy or something; just an art book that is coming out this month. So she was happy to agree. But I mightContinue reading “Saturday Brunch, December 5 2020”
two patients, one day
two patients, one day one day, two visits two patients near the end of life… new georgia, augusta, st. george… he could name them all the islands he’d hopped with the merchant marines in world war II refueling ships, on the lookout for jap subs never once felt afraid he said now 95, he saidContinue reading “two patients, one day”
How Do You Want Your Children to View the Bible?
How Do You Want Your Children to View the Bible? In this BioLogos Forum discussion , “Gabe” raises the question about how to reconcile a biblical worldview with science. He is struggling with verses like: Acts 17:26 NIV From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and heContinue reading “How Do You Want Your Children to View the Bible?”
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