Ok, I suppose 25 inches of snow in a week’s time will get some to slow down. Here in Oklahoma, it will get us to burrow underground not to be awakened until springtime. (And spring in Oklahoma usually starts in about mid-February, so I suppose it will be a short nap.) I wish I couldContinue reading “The Art Of Doing Nothing”
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IM Book Review: This Odd and Wondrous Calling
By Chaplain Mike I’ve been waiting for this book a long, long time. Finally, here is a book that paints a clear picture of what pastors actually do, what serving as a minister in a congregational setting is actually like, and what we actually think and feel about our calling and our work and howContinue reading “IM Book Review: This Odd and Wondrous Calling”
Chapter Two: Prayer
Preachers occasionally comment that it is permissible for them to preach “down the road†– to talk about something they haven’t yet seen or exhort their congregation to levels they haven’t yet achieved. When I write about prayer, I’m definitely writing about a “down-the-road†view, not a retrospective of all I’ve achieved myself. That’s beenContinue reading “Chapter Two: Prayer”
Conditions Ripe for Catechesis
By Chaplain Mike In the preface to Martin Luther’s Small Catechism, the Reformer describes the conditions of Biblical and theological understanding among the people of his day. Martin Luther, to all faithful and godly pastors and preachers: grace, mercy, and peace be yours in Jesus Christ, our Lord. The deplorable, miserable conditions which I recentlyContinue reading “Conditions Ripe for Catechesis”
A Most Biblical Practice, Largely Forgotten (2)
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A Most Biblical Practice, Largely Forgotten (1)
By Chaplain Mike My son, do not forget my teaching, But let your heart keep my commandments; For length of days and years of life And peace they will add to you. Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart. • ProverbsContinue reading “A Most Biblical Practice, Largely Forgotten (1)”
Jesus Teaches about Light and Law
By Chaplain Mike Today’s Gospel: Matthew 5:13-20 “You are the light of the world… …I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose.” when one day israel stood before a storm-lit mount in dread o’erwhelmed by fulgent truth’s demands they shookContinue reading “Jesus Teaches about Light and Law”
iMonk Classic: Lessons from a Lousy Referee
Classic iMonk Post by Michael Spencer From Sept 13, 2008 Note from CM: Since this is our national sports “holy week,” I thought I’d re-post one of Michael’s rare excursions into the use of sports to illustrate a spiritual point. I’m not usually the guy with sports illustrations, but this one couldn’t be passed up.Continue reading “iMonk Classic: Lessons from a Lousy Referee”
Saturday Ramblings 2.5.11
Happy Saturday! Oh we are all very happy here at the southwest branch of the iMonastery. Stuck inside after fourteen inches of snow makes us all happy. I’ve got a lot of writing and editing to do, so I won’t lack for something to keep me busy. And I hear there’s some sporting event onContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings 2.5.11”
Real Football
By Chaplain Mike Don’t want to leave out our international readers with all this talk of football. Of course, in most parts of the world, what we play is called “American” football, to distinguish it from real football, known here in the U.S. as “soccer.” Genuine football’s long and glorious history was well-represented in thisContinue reading “Real Football”
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