By Chaplain Mike NOTE from CM: Comments on this post are closed. Please join us on current posts for further discussion. • • • Let me say it right from the beginning — I have always enjoyed Disney movies and characters. From my infancy, when mom and dad took me to Disneyland, to my childhoodContinue reading “The Disney-ization of Faith”
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The Internet Monk Archives
Michael Spencer Michael Spencer was the founder and primary writer of Internet Monk and author of Mere Churchianity. The title “Internet Monk” comes from his appreciation for Trappist monk and writer Thomas Merton. He taught at an international Christian boarding school in southeastern Kentucky. He was a leading voice critiquing American evangelicalism, culminating in hisContinue reading “The Internet Monk Archives”
You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
I know it’s Sunday and all. But it has been a long, hard, exhausting week, and I have been needing a laugh. It came from a place I have found to be a most trustworthy source for humor. Here’s the report from the Louisville Courier-Journal: The owner of the life-size replica of Noah’s Ark inContinue reading “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up”
Ark Prejudice or Valuation?
In a recent blog post, Ken Ham continues his ongoing project of trying to justify his new endeavor, the Ark Encounter theme park. It seems like every time we post something on Facebook about the progress of the Ark Encounter in Northern Kentucky, someone will charge that we are wasting money—money that instead should goContinue reading “Ark Prejudice or Valuation?”
The Most Discussed Posts on IM in 2010
By Chaplain Mike Looking back on 2010, our first full year of writing on Internet Monk, I am humbled and grateful for the opportunities we’ve had to explore topics of interest and discuss them together. And I’m more convinced than ever: You make Internet Monk the great conversation that it has become. I remember talkingContinue reading “The Most Discussed Posts on IM in 2010”
From The Publisher
Chaplain Mike’s recent post on the Disney-ization of faith has created quite a firestorm of responses. We welcome (most) all voices here at the iMonastery, and are glad we can be a home for the discussion, both measured and impassioned. I want to point out that Chaplain Mike and our other writers write as individuals. They doContinue reading “From The Publisher”
Saturday Ramblings: Dec. 13, 2014 — Gaudete Edition
Saturday Ramblings — December 13, 2014 Quick! Why is the third candle on the Advent Wreath pink and not purple or dark blue like the others? Answer: Because the third Sunday in Advent is different. It is known as Gaudete (Rejoicing) Sunday. On this day, having passed the midpoint of Advent, the Church lightens theContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings: Dec. 13, 2014 — Gaudete Edition”
Updates on the Creation Wars
1. The Disney-ization of Christianity continues apace. Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas, famous for Pastor John Hagee and his over-the-top dioramic teaching on prophecy and the End Times, is about to treat us with a 28,400 square foot building portraying Noah’s Ark, complete with “true-to-size animatronics animals…to underscore the Bible’s authenticity.” Here’s the promotional poster onContinue reading “Updates on the Creation Wars”
Internet Monk: The State of the Blog
It is time to give a “State of the Blog” message. Here is the gist of what I want to say today: Internet Monk has always been a personal blog that has reflected the personal journeys of its authors. As our lives change, the blog changes. There are particular themes we try to maintain and regularContinue reading “Internet Monk: The State of the Blog”
Creation Police at Toys-R-Us
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 writer for ICR (The Institute for Creation Research) posted a dire warning on January 9 against perhaps theContinue reading “Creation Police at Toys-R-Us”
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