This is one of the worst ideas I have heard in a long while. Creationist spokesman Ken Ham will debate Bill Nye, science educator from “Bill Nye the Science Guy” on the subject “Is creation a viable model of origins?” at the Creation Museum on February 4. This is a bad idea from both theContinue reading “Bad Idea. Very Bad Idea. Horrendously Bad Idea.”
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A Thought for a Snowy Day
As I sit at home today watching the snow fall outside the window and anticipating the coldest temperatures we have seen around here for decades, I came across this thought that I consider worth contemplating. The reduction of faith to practice has not enriched faith; it has impoverished it. It has let practice itself becomeContinue reading “A Thought for a Snowy Day”
The Homily
Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. (Romans 6:4, NASB) As this is my last homily on iMonk, I hope you will allow me some leeway. Today is the EpiphanyContinue reading “The Homily”
Saturday Ramblings 1.4.14
Welcome to the first Saturday Ramblings of the new year. If this is your first visit to the iMonastery, Saturday Ramblings is the time each week for us to do some light housekeeping. We sweep up all the scraps from the week and, tossing them together, we call them Saturday Ramblings. So grab a cupContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings 1.4.14”
Brian Zahnd: Axiomatic Thoughts on Christ and the Bible
Brian Zahnd has written a wonderfully clear article on the distinction between biblicism and Christianity, called Scripture as Witness to the Word of God. I commend it to you in its entirety. As a taste, I present this list of “axiomatic thoughts on Christ and the Bible” with which he opens his post: The BibleContinue reading “Brian Zahnd: Axiomatic Thoughts on Christ and the Bible”
My New Year’s Resolution – Work Life Balance (and a little more time resting in God)
I have have spent the last couple of days reflecting on work life balance. Or rather, my lack thereof. My apologies to those who have offered to help with Michael Spencer’s commentary on Mark. I keep meaning to get back to you, but this issue of work life balance is one of the things thatContinue reading “My New Year’s Resolution – Work Life Balance (and a little more time resting in God)”
Now, I Wear a Robe
Jason Micheli has expressed some interesting thoughts about an experience he had as a robed pastor in his post, Clergy Robes and Anonymous Notes in Church. I encourage you to go and read his post before proceeding. More about that in a moment. I grew up in United Methodist Churches where clergy wore robes. SoContinue reading “Now, I Wear a Robe”
Kimberly Mason: Listening as Radical Hospitality
Note from CM: On New Year’s Day I read this brief but profound post at Kimberly Mason’s blog, The (Almost) Daily Office. Kim lives in the Great Northwest on an old farm and blogs about her outdoor journeys, her journeys into prayer and service, and her journeys in quilting, icon painting and creativity. She isContinue reading “Kimberly Mason: Listening as Radical Hospitality”
The New Church Pot-Luck
Colorado may now be positioned to become THE tourist destination in 2014. As the LA Times reported: At the stroke of 8 a.m. on Wednesday Colorado became the first state in the nation where small amounts of retail marijuana legally can be sold in specialty shops. Recreational marijuana is now legal in Colorado. My questionContinue reading “The New Church Pot-Luck”
One Last Look Back: What I Enjoyed Learning and Writing in 2013
I learned a lot in 2013. Some I learned in the daily rhythms of work, family, friends, church, and various activities. Life. Some I learned as I studied, met with mentors, and served in churches en route to approval for ordination in the ELCA. Vocation. Some I learned reading, thinking, writing, and conversing in theContinue reading “One Last Look Back: What I Enjoyed Learning and Writing in 2013”
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