By Chaplain Mike We haven’t had a good day of rain where I live for over two months. Our lawns are past turning brown. Now they are brittle, straw-like. Weeds provide the only green at ground level. They proliferate. Hardy, demonically so, they thrive where all that is desirable dies from thirst. Farmers are cleaningContinue reading “Drought”
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Luther’s First Hymn
By Chaplain Mike Today in worship we sang one of Martin Luther’s hymns, and I was impressed. So faithful to the Gospel, as one would expect. So warm in devotion, it might have come from the pen of Charles Wesley. Samuel Taylor Coleridge once wrote of Luther and his hymns: Luther did as much forContinue reading “Luther’s First Hymn”
From “Kyrie” to “Eucharist”
By Chaplain Mike Sunday’s Gospel • Luke 17:11-19 Early in the traditional worship service of the church, the congregation says, chants, or sings the Kyrie: “Lord, have mercy; Christ, have mercy; Lord, have mercy.” The climax of the service occurs when God’s people celebrate the Eucharist, partaking of the body and blood of Christ. AtContinue reading “From “Kyrie” to “Eucharist””
iMonk Classic: Niki Made Her Choice and, Apparently, So Did We
Classic iMonk Post by Michael Spencer Originally posted Oct 4, 2009 A year ago, this Michael Spencer piece really got people talking. FIRST: Read “Evangelicals and Science†at Tim Stafford’s blog. SECOND: Niki is fictionalized, but not much. I am hoping this post will make one point: the Gospel combined with anything- a view ofContinue reading “iMonk Classic: Niki Made Her Choice and, Apparently, So Did We”
Saturday Ramblings 10.9.10
The baseball playoffs have begun, the leaves and acorns are falling, pumpkins are being sold at on every corner. That must mean it’s time for Saturday Ramblings. The baseball playoffs are in full swing (yes, pun intended) with the Cincinnati Reds and some other teams competing for a trip to the World Series. Michael SpencerContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings 10.9.10”
Evangelicalism’s “New Day”?
By Chaplain Mike Over at Jesus Creed, Scot McKnight muses on the meaning of Al Mohler getting a cover story in Christianity Today. For Scot, this marks a significant shift in evangelicalism. It shows that some of the most prominent and powerful leaders in what is called evangelicalism today are trying to bend it backContinue reading “Evangelicalism’s “New Day”?”
Rethinking the Text: Genesis 6
By Chaplain Mike Today I am following up on Jeff’s “Difficult Scriptures” post from last week on the first part of Genesis 6. Though this text has a long history of interpretation with much imaginative speculation, I have come to the conclusion that the passage is relatively straightforward, and has been misunderstood primarily because ofContinue reading “Rethinking the Text: Genesis 6”
The New Battle for the Bible, part 1
By Guest Blogger Daniel Jepsen Coming of age in a fundamentalist church in the 70’s left one feeling a little like a Titanic passenger who’s made it onto the life boat: Yes, it’s kind of cold and cramped in here, and no, we don’t know here we’re going, but at least it’s not down. NotContinue reading “The New Battle for the Bible, part 1”
Quotes
“On the whole I do not find Christians, outside of the catacombs, sufficiently sensible of conditions. Does anyone have the foggiest idea what sort of power we so blithely invoke? Or, as I suspect, does no one believe a word of it? The churches are children playing on the floor with their chemistry sets, mixingContinue reading “Quotes”
Al Mohler Is Right. Now What?
By Chaplain Mike Al Mohler, President of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, icon of the conservative and Calvinistic resurgence in the Southern Baptist Convention, and public voice of the Christian right in America’s culture war, is not someone with whom I normally identify. However, this time I think he got it exactly right. InContinue reading “Al Mohler Is Right. Now What?”
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