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The Third Joyful Mystery: The Birth Of Our Lord

This is part four of our look at the mysteries of the Rosary. I would like to remind you that if you want to purchase a Rosary for yourself, you don’t have to look any further than to the righthand side of this page for Alan Creech Rosaries. Alan is a longtime friend of InternetMonk,Continue reading “The Third Joyful Mystery: The Birth Of Our Lord”

Open Mic: Is The Virgin Birth Necessary?

As Martha of Ireland walks us through the mysteries of the Rosary, we have visited the topic of the virgin birth of Christ. There have been some comments wondering if it is necessary to believe in the virgin birth in order to be a Christian. I asked a friend what she thought about this. “Yes,”Continue reading “Open Mic: Is The Virgin Birth Necessary?”

The First Joyful Mystery: The Annunciation

This is part three of Martha’s series on the mystery of the Rosary. Yes, we ran the Second Mystery before the First, partly due to when Martha’s emails arrived on this side of the pond, and partly due to user (i.e., yours truly) error. You can read parts one and two if you haven’t readContinue reading “The First Joyful Mystery: The Annunciation”

The Second Joyful Mystery: the Visitation

This is the second in a series by our own Martha of Ireland on the mysteries of the rosary. Part one can be read here. In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. And whenContinue reading “The Second Joyful Mystery: the Visitation”

The Offensiveness Of The Cross

And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? Then is the offense of the cross ceased (Galatians 5:11, KJV). “I know of a church where they no longer speak of the blood of Jesus,” said my friend. She said this church thinks it too outdated. Is speaking of theContinue reading “The Offensiveness Of The Cross”

Desertion

“There is no way of piercing faith to its very marrow like the sticking of the arrow of desertion into it; this finds it out whether it be of immortals or no.” —C.H. Spurgeon “Immortals or no …” I’ll just tell you right off that I feel as if I fall firmly into theContinue reading “Desertion”

Open Mic: Do We Need To Vote For A Christian?

I am going to say this right up front. I do not want any comments shilling for a specific candidate, or any comments that put down other candidates. Moderation (once I can get back to my computer) will be strict. Play by the rules, iMonks. Quite a dust storm has erupted from Dallas. No, asContinue reading “Open Mic: Do We Need To Vote For A Christian?”

Decline And Fall

There’s been a lot of discussion over the last 1500 years or so of what led to the fall of the Roman Empire and ushered in the Dark Ages. Such discussions are hard to conduct because already there are those (and I am among them) who want to point out that the eastern half ofContinue reading “Decline And Fall”

Another Look: The Bigness Of God

Chaplain Mike is headed for a weeklong retreat at the Abbey of Gethsemani. Let’s be in prayer for our brother as he goes on what will no doubt be an overwhelming encounter with the Lord. Here is another look at my retreat at the Abbey from this past March. JD Silence, it seems, is bigContinue reading “Another Look: The Bigness Of God”

The Open Door

After a week of ordinary and inevitable failures, sins, and missed opportunities, I’m content to remember in whose hands salvation lies and who invites us in to his Sabbath rest. Psalm 84 talks about being a doorkeeper in God’s house. I suspect I’ve occasionally been more like the malodorous bum lying on the steps, preventingContinue reading “The Open Door”