Monday, Scot McKnight had a post reflecting on Graham Buxton’s book on pastoral theology, Dancing in the Dark: The Privilege of Participating in the Ministry of Christ. I haven’t read the book, but Scot’s post made me want to; and in the meantime, I like Buxton’s definition of “ministry” alot: “Christian ministry is fundamentally aboutContinue reading “Thoughts on “Ministry””
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IM Film Review: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
“Everything will be all right in the end… if it’s not all right then it’s not the end.” * * * Gail and I have had the privilege of traveling to India a half dozen times, and I know why people go there seeking enlightenment and guidance for their lives. No matter where you areContinue reading “IM Film Review: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
Chaplain Mike at Pastorum This Week
On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, I will be attending the 2012 Pastorum Live Conference in Chicago. This conference is put on by the folks who produce Logos Bible software and features some of the finest Bible scholars in the world, including names you hear often here on Internet Monk, such as Scot McKnight, PeterContinue reading “Chaplain Mike at Pastorum This Week”
Blessed Are the Aging
As a hospice chaplain, I work with a lot of older people. Lord willing, I will one day become “elderly” myself, as will most of us. Growing older, of course, has its own unique challenges, as does every season of life. If we face those challenges with God’s grace, we will be able to seeContinue reading “Blessed Are the Aging”
Is the Reformation Over? — Part Two: An Overwhelmingly Negative Stance
Is the Reformation Over? (part two) An Overwhelmingly Negative Stance Is the Reformation Over?: An Evangelical Assessment of Contemporary Roman Catholicism by Mark Noll and Carolyn Nystrom Baker Academic (April 1, 2008) On Sundays this summer, we will be blogging through Mark Noll and Carolyn Nystrom’s book, Is the Reformation Over? This work considers changingContinue reading “Is the Reformation Over? — Part Two: An Overwhelmingly Negative Stance”
iMonk Classic: “You Need to Smile More”
Classic iMonk Post by Michael Spencer from May 2007 Every day this summer school term, around 9:30 in the morning, I drive two blocks to the post office during a ten minute break from class. I get my mail, which often involves retrieving a package from the postal employee at the window. I know theContinue reading “iMonk Classic: “You Need to Smile More””
Saturday Ramblings
Oh joy. Today is the annual neighborhood garage sale in your Rambler’s neighborhood. I’ve spent the week culling out junk that I didn’t even remember I had, dusting it off, and putting ridiculously low prices on it all. As you are reading this, I’m sitting in a lawn chair, hoping that it all sells forContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings”
Open Mic: Pastoral Succession
John Piper has announced his intention to step down as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, a position he has filled for 32 years. Piper is not ill, and admits he still has the energy to pastor the church for at least another 10 years. But, he says, he feels his church is readyContinue reading “Open Mic: Pastoral Succession”
Michael Spencer’s Next Book
Update: The email address is now working again and we have received your emails! We have had over 30 offers of support. Thank you so very much! I will be starting to send out instructions and MP3 files. You should receive your first MP3 by Monday night (June 4th). If you haven’t heard by then,Continue reading “Michael Spencer’s Next Book”
Flying Through The Flame Of Creativity
Editor’s Note: This is a transcript of a lecture given on the campus of a private college in the late 1980s. I came across this while working for a publisher several years ago. When it came into our possession, we first tried to contact Prof. Van Lorn in order to arrange with him the publicationContinue reading “Flying Through The Flame Of Creativity”
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