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Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout – Double Barrel Aged: A Metaphor for Liturgy

An Internet Monk writer walked into a bar… “Bartender,” I said, “What would you recommend for a thirsty man?” “This is your lucky day,” he replied. “We serve Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout here. It is the perfect beer and ranked as the number one beer in America on rankbeer.com. Let me read you whatContinue reading “Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout – Double Barrel Aged: A Metaphor for Liturgy”

Denise Spencer – IM Book Review: God Is Near

Note from CM: Clark Bunch is a regular reader and commenter here at IM. He taught with Michael Spencer at OBI, and has since returned to live and work in his hometown of Calhoun, GA. The local paper there recently featured him in a “Profiles in Faith” piece. We’re excited for Clark that he hadContinue reading “Denise Spencer – IM Book Review: God Is Near”

IM Book Review: God Is Near

Rob Grayson: Long Walk Home

Long Walk Home by Rob Grayson I recently read the following quote: The kingdom of God comes like a long walk home. (For those who want to know, it’s actually a slightly edited version of a quote by Brian Zahnd.) This really connected with something I’ve been thinking about lately, so I thought I’d takeContinue reading “Rob Grayson: Long Walk Home”

Matt B. Redmond: The Only Really Good News There Is

Note from CM: Matt just announced that his mom lost her brief battle with cancer last night. Please pray for their family. The Only Really Good News There Is by Matthew B. Redmond The smell was overwhelming. My oldest brother and I stood outside the rehab facility waiting for one of our other brothers toContinue reading “Matt B. Redmond: The Only Really Good News There Is”

David Fitch: The Caffeine Free Diet Coke: A Metaphor for Evangelicalism 4 years later

Note from CM: Thanks to David Fitch for permission to re-post this insightful article about the nature of evangelicalism. I have highlighted one group of sentences below that I think is most important for understanding where Fitch is coming from. He says, “I think it’s been proven that we cannot overlay “missional” over the sameContinue reading “David Fitch: The Caffeine Free Diet Coke: A Metaphor for Evangelicalism 4 years later”

Sermon: The Story of Cain & Abel

The Story of Cain and Abel A sermon by Chaplain Mike, preached as if by Jeremiah the prophet. • • • Good morning and shalom. My name is Jeremiah. God called me to be a prophet to the nation of Judah at one of the most important times in her history. Some call me “theContinue reading “Sermon: The Story of Cain & Abel”

Saturday Ramblings, June 21, 2014

Welcome to the weekend, fellow imonkers. First, some sports. The sound you heard Sunday night was the sound of all the land (except South Florida) rejoicing as the Evil Empire was destroyed like an exploding death star. That’s right, the San Antonio Spurs took down the Miami Heat in five games in the NBA finals.Continue reading “Saturday Ramblings, June 21, 2014”

Thoughts on Faith and Doubt (while camping)

This week I started planning my yearly camping trip. Every year, at the end of August, I gather together family and friends and we depart on a wilderness canoe trip. I have been trekking into this one particular lake since I was three years old. Here are some memories from a previous year’s adventure: TheContinue reading “Thoughts on Faith and Doubt (while camping)”

Lisa Dye: The Fruitfulness of Contingency

The Fruitfulness of Contingency by Lisa Dye “Christ is contingency … faith in God is, finally, faith in change.” – Christian Wiman * * * Recently, on a sunny Saturday morning … the kind that sparkles and makes you feel happy to be alive … I gathered the strawberries and rhubarb growing in my gardenContinue reading “Lisa Dye: The Fruitfulness of Contingency”