A Letter for the Church Today (1) A Study of 2 Corinthians 10-13 For the next six Sundays, I will do a series on chapters 10-13 from Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians. That sentence raises a question: Why pick out part of an epistle and study just that section? Here’s my answer, to beContinue reading “A Letter for the Church Today”
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The Best Responses to the Driscolls and Youngs
By far, the most thoughtful and thorough response to all the “sex” hubbub raised by the Driscolls and Youngs and their recent books and publicity stunts comes from Matthew Lee Anderson. I became aware of his analysis when I read the article, “The Trouble with Ed Young’s Rooftop Sexperiment,” at Christianity Today. I encourage youContinue reading “The Best Responses to the Driscolls and Youngs”
Saturday Ramblings 1.14.12
Happy day after Friday the 13th! Did you make it through ok? No broken mirrors, no black cats crossing your path? There is a story behind why Friday the 13th has become an evil omen, but I forget it now. I’m sure Martha O’Ireland will remember it for us! (That’s your cue, Martha! Oh, andContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings 1.14.12”
God’s “Winning” Team
Jeff’s post about Tim Tebow started me thinking the other day. What does Jesus’ team look like and what is their record in big games? So I looked it up, and here’s what I found… JESUS’ TEAM OF “WINNERS” Peter “The Rock” was executed around AD64 during the persecutions of Emperor Nero, or later inContinue reading “God’s “Winning” Team”
iMonk Classic: Thoughts on Spiritual Experience
Classic iMonk Post by Michael Spencer From January 2007 I’ve been involved in some good discussions recently on the role of subjective, personal spiritual experiences. How should we deal with personal experiences of God “speaking” or otherwise relating to Christians on the subjective levels of feeling and sensing? Because there is such abuse and misuseContinue reading “iMonk Classic: Thoughts on Spiritual Experience”
What Is A Song Good For?
We were having a good discussion about churches the other day over lunch at work. Not Church’s Chicken, though that would have been appropriate. No, churches, which we have in abundance here in Tulsa. (There is one stretch of road about 3/4 of a mile long with four churches lining the street. Four in lessContinue reading “What Is A Song Good For?”
Does God Like Tebow More Than Brady?
Did we witness a miracle on Sunday? The Denver Broncos, who finished the season a mediocre 8-8 (which calls to mind one of my favorite poems: “There’s a 50 percent chance of rain today/Now that really tells me a lot/It means it might rain/And it might not”), were playing the once-mighty Pittsburgh Steelers in anContinue reading “Does God Like Tebow More Than Brady?”
Lee Adams on the Future of the American Church (1)
Lee Adams is a regular reader and commenter here on Internet Monk. He blogs at Homilies, Prayers, and Bread for the Journey, and has recently done a series on the future of the American church. I asked Lee if we could share his articles here on IM, and he graciously agreed. We will run oneContinue reading “Lee Adams on the Future of the American Church (1)”
IM Book Review: Simply Jesus
IM Book Review Simply Jesus: A New Vision of Who He Was, What He Did, and Why He Matters by N.T. Wright, HarperOne • • • “It is time, I believe, to recognize not only who Jesus was in his own day, despite his contemporaries’ failure to recognize him, but also who he is, andContinue reading “IM Book Review: Simply Jesus”
Guest Post: Quiet Desperation
NOTE FROM CM: Here is another email I received in response to the Driscoll post. This one is personal, poignant — a real challenge to the church. Having two sons in their 20’s, I often wonder how to help them deal with the kinds of issues today’s author brings to us. The author of thisContinue reading “Guest Post: Quiet Desperation”
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