By Chaplain Mike Today’s Gospel: John 10:1-10 he goes before me into every day before he sends me forth he himself has gone before the way is made ready the path prepared i don’t see it at first it is mine to watch and listen to filter the noise to hear that voice to go,Continue reading “Easter IV”
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iMonk Classic: Who’s Afraid of Bart Ehrman?
Classic iMonk Post by Michael Spencer From May 24, 2006 Note from Chaplain Mike: With the release of Bart Ehrman’s latest book, Forged: Writing in the Name of God–Why the Bible’s Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are, the critical scholar from the University of North Carolina has discharged his latest salvo at theContinue reading “iMonk Classic: Who’s Afraid of Bart Ehrman?”
Saturday Ramblings 5.14.11
It’s that time of week again. Saturday has come around, just like usual. And I’ll bet they have Sunday scheduled for tomorrow. Well, before we move on to Monday, let us stroll through some leftovers from this past week. Or, as we like to say, let’s ramble. There is an epidemic in Ghana. An epidemicContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings 5.14.11”
Ask Chaplain Mike
By Chaplain Mike I will devote some time next week to answering your questions. Usually, I set the agenda for what we discuss because, well, because that’s my job. However, I would like to give you a turn at asking some questions, and I will do my best to answer them. Here’s the procedure: EmailContinue reading “Ask Chaplain Mike”
Expecting Too Much
By Chaplain Mike Christian community is like the Christian’s sanctification. It is a gift of God which we cannot claim. Only God knows the real state of our fellowship, of our sanctification. What may appear weak and trifling to us may be great and glorious to God. Just as the Christian should not be constantlyContinue reading “Expecting Too Much”
iMonk Review Of Love Wins
It is a popular pastime in our society to deride the entertainment industry for its barrel-scraping lack of original ideas, but sometimes stereotypes exist because they’re true. Plus, barnside targets make for easy scores. Take, for example, the time-honored story of a man and a woman who can’t seem to get along, but, for someContinue reading “iMonk Review Of Love Wins”
Praying To Saints
Martha of Ireland is without a doubt the smartest person I have ever conversed with, even if our conversations all occur through email. Knowing that she is 1) a faithful follower of Jesus, 2) a Catholic, and 3) not afraid to share her thoughts, I went to her with a topic that troubles many Protestants—and,Continue reading “Praying To Saints”
Official Historian of the Culture War (for the Right)
By Chaplain Mike What Ken Ham is to evolutionary biology, David Barton is to American history. Ham is not a scientist, nor is Barton a historian. Yet both claim to know and present THE truth about their respective subjects. And because they are such hard workers and good marketers, they have become the spokesmen ofContinue reading “Official Historian of the Culture War (for the Right)”
Mark Galli on Being Protestant in This Moment
By Chaplain Mike Mark Galli, Senior Managing Editor at Christianity Today, is writing a book that reflects on Rob Bell’s controversial Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived. Adam Palmer, one of our Internet Monk writers will weigh in with his own review of Bell’s bookContinue reading “Mark Galli on Being Protestant in This Moment”
The “Sermonator” and the Culture of Pizzazz
By Chaplain Mike I cut my teeth as a preacher and pastor in the 1970’s and 80’s. There were not many evangelical ministers in my circles who, at one time or another, did not have serious schoolboy crushes on Chuck Swindoll. Swindoll is the pastor of Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco, Texas, the chancellor andContinue reading “The “Sermonator” and the Culture of Pizzazz”
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