Author Archives: Chaplainmike

all is good and blest (a creation primer)

one, two, three, four, five, six — rest earth and sky simple as pie all is good and blest day, night waters, sky land, sea — space chaos tamed formed and framed for everything a place sun, moon fish, birds, animals, people — there: a temple shaped and formed and filled with priests to giveContinue reading “all is good and blest (a creation primer)”

CM: all is good and blest (a creation primer)

one, two, three, four, five, six — rest earth and sky simple as pie all is good and blest day, night waters, sky land, sea — space chaos tamed formed and framed for everything a place sun, moon fish, birds, animals, people — there: a temple shaped and formed and filled with priests to giveContinue reading “CM: all is good and blest (a creation primer)”

SERMON: Epiphany IV — Walking in Christ (Eph 4:1-7)

SERMON: Epiphany IV – Walking in Christ Ephesians 4:1-7 The Lord be with you. Let’s begin with a review. In approaching Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, I have encouraged us to follow observations from a devotional book I read long ago. Its author suggested that Ephesians shows us three postures that the one who trustsContinue reading “SERMON: Epiphany IV — Walking in Christ (Eph 4:1-7)”

CM – Sermon Epiphany IV — Walking in Christ (Eph 4:1-7)

SERMON: Epiphany IV – Walking in Christ Ephesians 4:1-7 The Lord be with you. Let’s begin with a review. In approaching Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, I have encouraged us to follow observations from a devotional book I read long ago. Its author suggested that Ephesians shows us three postures that the one who trustsContinue reading “CM – Sermon Epiphany IV — Walking in Christ (Eph 4:1-7)”

The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: February 1, 2020

The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: February 1, 2020 A picture’s worth a thousand words… • • • • • • • • • • Commercial preview… • From Marketwatch • On my winter playlist…   I awoke today and found the frost perched on the town It hovered in a frozen sky, then it gobbledContinue reading “The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: February 1, 2020”

CM – The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: February 1, 2020

The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: February 1, 2020 A picture’s worth a thousand words… • • • • • • • • • • Commercial preview… • From Marketwatch • On my winter playlist… I awoke today and found the frost perched on the town It hovered in a frozen sky, then it gobbled summerContinue reading “CM – The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: February 1, 2020”

CM: and this is faith?

and this is faith? and this is life? scared spitless, all alone my earthly goods, my loves sent away anticipating an attack reaping what i’ve sown the wrath of esau i feel like throwing up pulling the covers over my head but suddenly i’m wrestling writhing, grunting, falling, scraping my elbow, twisting the sound ofContinue reading “CM: and this is faith?”

A Theory of Everything (That Matters): A Brief Guide to Einstein, Relativity, and His Surprising Thoughts on God by Alister McGrath- Part 1

A Theory of Everything (That Matters): A Brief Guide to Einstein, Relativity, and His Surprising Thoughts on God by Alister McGrath- Part 1 We are going to review Alister McGrath’s new book, “A Theory of Everything (That Matters): A Brief Guide to Einstein, Relativity, and His Surprising Thoughts on God”.  In this book, McGrath examinesContinue reading “A Theory of Everything (That Matters): A Brief Guide to Einstein, Relativity, and His Surprising Thoughts on God by Alister McGrath- Part 1”

Rob Grayson reviews “That All Shall Be Saved”

I’ve begun to wade into David Bentley Hart’s strident but powerfully argued book, That All Shall Be Saved: Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation. But I’m not ready to write my response yet. I have been reading other reviews, however, and thought I would share one of them today. Rob Grayson has written for us before,Continue reading “Rob Grayson reviews “That All Shall Be Saved””