The Book of Psalms is a wilderness book. It is also perfect for the messy, muddy, unpredictable season of Lent. It is filled with laments, the most common type in the book, but the Hebrew name for the book is Tehillim, which means “praises.” There is constant movement throughout the book from lament to praise, from despair toContinue reading “Psalms Week: May Your Kingdom Come”
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Sermon: Breaking Down Boundaries…One Person at a Time (Lent III)
SERMON: Lent III Breaking Down Boundaries…One Person at a Time So he came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired out by his journey, was sitting by the well. It was about noon. A Samaritan woman cameContinue reading “Sermon: Breaking Down Boundaries…One Person at a Time (Lent III)”
The Internet Monk Saturday Brunch: 3/18/17
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.” Well, so far, approaching and during Lent at our Internet Monk Saturday Brunch, we’ve featured pancakes, soup, and beer. What shallContinue reading “The Internet Monk Saturday Brunch: 3/18/17”
Fridays with Michael Spencer: 3/17/17
From a 2009 post by Michael Spencer The following is from a 2008 interview with Richard Foster: What is the discipline that you think we need to be exploring more at this point? Solitude. It is the most foundational of the disciplines of abstinence, the via negativa. The evangelical passion for engagement with the world isContinue reading “Fridays with Michael Spencer: 3/17/17”
Adam and the Genome 6: Chapter 3- Adam’s Last Stand? (Part 2)
strong>Adam and the Genome 6: Chapter 3- Adam’s Last Stand? (Part 2) We continue our review of the book, Adam and the Genome: Reading Scripture after Genetic Science, by Dennis Venema and Scot McKnight. Today, Chapter 3- Part 2 In Part 1 of Chapter 3- Adam’s Last Stand?, Dennis summarized two methods of estimating theContinue reading “Adam and the Genome 6: Chapter 3- Adam’s Last Stand? (Part 2)”
Scott Lencke: Evangelicalism’s World of Worship
Note from CM: Today we hear from the evangelical world and get a glimpse at what’s happening in evangelical worship. Thanks to Scott Lencke for sending along this piece. He’s on to something here that led many of us to move where traditions of liturgical, sacramental worship prevail. Scott blogs at Prodigal Thought. • •Continue reading “Scott Lencke: Evangelicalism’s World of Worship”
Klasie Kraalogies: As Mist Before the Sun: The Slow Relief of Unbelief (4)
Note from CM: Thanks to Klasie for sharing his story with us. This is the final installment. • • • AS MIST BEFORE THE SUN: THE SLOW RELIEF OF UNBELIEF by Klasie Kraalogies Part 4 When, therefore, we maintain that pleasure is the end, we do not mean the pleasures of profligates and those thatContinue reading “Klasie Kraalogies: As Mist Before the Sun: The Slow Relief of Unbelief (4)”
Open Forum: U.S. Health Care
Note from CM: We are going to close comments. I want to thank everyone who contributed today to a good discussion. Thanks for keeping things civil. Each of you have given the rest of us something to think about. We aren’t going to solve anything today, but discussions like this are essential. I encourage and challengeContinue reading “Open Forum: U.S. Health Care”
Sermon: On the Verge of a Whole New Life (Lent II)
SERMON: Lent II On the Verge of a Whole New Life Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him, ‘Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that youContinue reading “Sermon: On the Verge of a Whole New Life (Lent II)”
The Internet Monk Saturday Brunch: 3/11/17 – Lenten Beer Fast Edition
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.” Welcome to a special edition of the Internet Monk Saturday Brunch. The last thing you might expect to be servedContinue reading “The Internet Monk Saturday Brunch: 3/11/17 – Lenten Beer Fast Edition”
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