UPDATE: Added paragraph at end of post to make my point stronger. • • • Though many people want to argue that technology is neutral and what matters is how people choose to use it, I have always thought this viewpoint naive. A simple overview of the history of pornography in my lifetime shows thatContinue reading “The Staggering Demand for Pornography”
Author Archives: Chaplainmike
Stetzer on Surviving Unhealthy Christian Organizations
Saturday, I read this excellent article by Ed Stetzer: “Considering (and Surviving) Unhealthy Christian Organizations.” It is part one of a series, and I look forward to reading further. Stetzer describes the “quandry” of the unhealthy Christian organization like this: “It often does good things on the outside while destroying the soul of those onContinue reading “Stetzer on Surviving Unhealthy Christian Organizations”
Not Every Post Is about Mark Driscoll: A State of the Blog Address
It’s time, in light of the second anniversary of Michael Spencer’s death, to restate our reason for being here at Internet Monk, why we do what we do, and how we will continue to go about it. As lead writer, I hope I speak on behalf of all our contributors. They can mount a mutinyContinue reading “Not Every Post Is about Mark Driscoll: A State of the Blog Address”
The Kerygma
N.T. Wright raised some dust recently when he charged that the way we say and view the Creeds has led us to miss a central focus of the Gospels — the life and ministry of Jesus. The Creeds seem to go from cradle to Cross, as if what happened in between is of little import.Continue reading “The Kerygma”
Easter — Resurrection Sunday 2012
John 20:1-18 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, ‘They haveContinue reading “Easter — Resurrection Sunday 2012”
Holy Saturday 2012
John 19:38-42 After these things, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, though a secret one because of his fear of the Jews, asked Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission; so he came and removed his body. Nicodemus, who had at first come to JesusContinue reading “Holy Saturday 2012”
Saturday Ramblings 4.7.12
Greetings one and all to the Easter edition of Saturday Ramblings. We have an Easter basket full of goodies for you. Jelly beans, malted milk balls, chocolate bunnies (you do eat their ears first, don’t you?) and licorice whips. We’ve also hidden among the plastic grass some other treats—chocolate-covered ramblings. Let’s dig in! Please rememberContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings 4.7.12”
Cry of Dereliction or Trust?
Recommended reading on this Good Friday: “He’s Calling For Elijah! Why We Still Mishear Jesus,” by Al Hsu at CT. • • • Al Hsu has written an eye-opening exposition of Jesus’ words from the cross, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Mark 15:34; Matt 27:46). Why did Jesus utter these wordsContinue reading “Cry of Dereliction or Trust?”
Good Friday 2012
John 19:16-30 So they took Jesus; and carrying the cross by himself, he went out to what is called The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha. There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, with Jesus between them. Pilate also had an inscription written and putContinue reading “Good Friday 2012”
Second Anniversary Of The Saddest Day
April 5, 2010. A day that will forever be stuck in my heart as the day I lost the best friend I never met. I “discovered” Michael the same way most all of you did: Through his writings on this site. At the time I had been walking with the Lord for more than 35Continue reading “Second Anniversary Of The Saddest Day”
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