THE INTERNET MONK SATURDAY BRUNCH ”It is talk-compelling. It puts you in a good temper, it makes you satisfied with yourself and your fellow beings, it sweeps away the worries and cobwebs of the week.” • • • THANKSGIVING 2017 UPDATES Around 50.9 million people in the United States will travel 50 miles or moreContinue reading “The IM Saturday Brunch: Nov 18, 2017 — Thanksgiving Edition”
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Another Look: The overwhelming giftedness and goodness of life
It doesn’t get any more basic than this. Here is foundational perspective for life, from a master wonderer and wordsmith. We wake up each morning to a world we did not make. How did it get here? How did we get here? We open our eyes and see that “old bowling ball the sun” careen overContinue reading “Another Look: The overwhelming giftedness and goodness of life”
Evolution: Scripture and Nature say Yes! Chapter 6- Moving Beyond the Evolution vs. Creation Debate
Evolution: Scripture and Nature Say Yes! Chapter 6- Moving Beyond the Evolution vs. Creation Debate By Denis O. Lamoureux In this chapter Denis asserts that there are at least five basic positions on the origin of the universe and life. So we don’t have to be locked into only two positions and “either-or” thinking. TheyContinue reading “Evolution: Scripture and Nature say Yes! Chapter 6- Moving Beyond the Evolution vs. Creation Debate”
My Evangelical Hangover: Praying for Stuff
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. • Philippians 4:6 (NLT) • • • My Evangelical Hangover Praying for Stuff Hi. I’m Mike and for a long time I lived and served in the world of evangelicalism. Now I practice my faith in the Lutheran tradition (the original “evangelicals”). But I’m talking about AmericanContinue reading “My Evangelical Hangover: Praying for Stuff”
Another Look: The Great Divide
To the bath and the table, To the prayers and the word, I call every seeking soul. • Inscribed on a church bell in Wisconsin * * * I did a couple of talks at my church recently, discussing my transition from evangelicalism to the Lutheran tradition. As I talked, words from several iMonk commentersContinue reading “Another Look: The Great Divide”
An Invitation to Communion
Recently, I reworked the text we put in our church bulletin each Sunday inviting people to the Lord’s Table. As I have said in our discussions here before, I think that “open” communion is the approach that is most compatible with the faith of Jesus. That is not to deny that the Lord’s Table hasContinue reading “An Invitation to Communion”
Trinity 22: Cantata & Sermon of the Week
(Click picture for larger image) • • • For Trinity 22 Today we hear from one of Bach’s “chamber cantatas,” BWV 89 — “Was soll ich aus dir machen, Ephraim?” (How shall I give you up, Ephraim?). These required only about a dozen performers, and may have given Bach space at various times throughout the churchContinue reading “Trinity 22: Cantata & Sermon of the Week”
The IM Saturday Brunch: November 11, 2017
THE INTERNET MONK SATURDAY BRUNCH ”It is talk-compelling. It puts you in a good temper, it makes you satisfied with yourself and your fellow beings, it sweeps away the worries and cobwebs of the week.” Oh, we’ve had a gorgeous week of fall weather this week in central Indiana after torrential rains last weekend. TheContinue reading “The IM Saturday Brunch: November 11, 2017”
Another Look: Group Seeks Genesis Ban
A Christian group, concerned about moral breakdown in American society, is pushing for a ban on the book of Genesis. A spokesperson for “People Involved in Saving, Securing, and Defending the Old-Fashioned Family” (PISSDOFF), said that decent citizens have come together to protest the publication and distribution of Bibles containing Genesis. They say that our culture cannotContinue reading “Another Look: Group Seeks Genesis Ban”
Evolution: Scripture and Nature say Yes! Chapter 5- Ancient Science and the Book of God’s Words
Evolution: Scripture and Nature Say Yes! Chapter 5- Ancient Science and the Book of God’s Words By Denis O. Lamoureux Like Denis, when other Evangelicals find out I am an evolutionist and a Christian they immediately want to challenge me by asking: “If evolution is true, then where in the Bible does it say thatContinue reading “Evolution: Scripture and Nature say Yes! Chapter 5- Ancient Science and the Book of God’s Words”
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