By Chaplain Mike In our ongoing effort to keep Internet Monk up to date, tonight I added several new links to the Blogroll and Links side bars on the bottom right portion of the page. I hope you’ll find some sites that will encourage and help you. But. . . please keep coming back toContinue reading “Site Update: Blogroll, Links, & Facebook”
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IM Book Review: A Lover’s Quarrel with the Evangelical Church
By Chaplain Mike Warren Cole Smith’s book, A Lover’s Quarrel with the Evangelical Church has a title with which I resonate. If you’ve been reading Internet Monk for any length of time, you’ll know that we describe ourselves in two ways: We are evangelicals. That is, we have been captured by the grace of GodContinue reading “IM Book Review: A Lover’s Quarrel with the Evangelical Church”
Sunday’s Gospel: Lord, Teach Us to Pray (Teaching One Another)
By Chaplain Mike On Sundays, we hear the Gospel reading from the Revised Common Lectionary. Sometimes, I share a message based upon this text. On other weeks, I ask you to share your observations for us all. Today, we’ll be teaching one another again. Today’s Gospel How many times have we had this desire inContinue reading “Sunday’s Gospel: Lord, Teach Us to Pray (Teaching One Another)”
iMonk Classic: The Church of What’s Happenin’ Now
Classic iMonk Post by Michael Spencer Undated THE CHURCH OF WHAT’S HAPPENIN’ NOW Why American Evangelicals Desperately Need The World Christian Movement Back in the day, I used to take small town teenagers to Boston and Chicago on mission trips to work with inner city churches. One thing I could be sure of: the experienceContinue reading “iMonk Classic: The Church of What’s Happenin’ Now”
Saturday Ramblings 7.24.10
Lexus is our usual horse for Saturday Ramblings. But as everyone deserves a vacation, we gladly granted her the weekend off. She said she had some shopping she wanted to do, get her mane done, things like that. Her pasture-mate, Majesty, is filling in today. You may say, “Big deal. A horse is a horse,Continue reading “Saturday Ramblings 7.24.10”
Open Mic: Short-Term Mission Trips
By Chaplain Mike According to Warren Cole Smith in his book, A Lover’s Quarrel with the Evangelical Church (full review to come later this weekend), short-term mission trips may be more of a problem than a productive way of doing the work of Christ’s Kingdom. He cites Robert Priest, professor of mission and intercultural studiesContinue reading “Open Mic: Short-Term Mission Trips”
Reading Assignment
Now God has us where he wants us, with all the time in this world and the next to shower grace and kindness upon us in Christ Jesus. Saving is all his idea, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it. It’s God’s gift from start toContinue reading “Reading Assignment”
Writers’ Roundtable: To Kill a Mockingbird
Led by Chaplain Mike Welcome to our second Writers’ Roundtable. This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, To Kill a Mockingbird, one of our greatest American novels. I thought it would be fun and enlightening to have our writers read TKAM again, and have a discussion about it. I, ChaplainContinue reading “Writers’ Roundtable: To Kill a Mockingbird”
Raspberry Wars–Remaining Fruit
I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit … John 15:5 NIV You did not choose Me, but I chose you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain … John 15:16 NAS I’d beenContinue reading “Raspberry Wars–Remaining Fruit”
IM Book Review: Christians Are Hate-Filled Hypocrites…And Other Lies You’ve Been Told
Reviewed by Michael Bell The title of Bradley Wright’s Book, Christians Are Hate-Filled Hypocrites… and Other Lies You’ve Been Told, certainly grabs your attention. The book itself does a pretty good job of keeping that attention. If you are looking for a book that gives an easy to read, yet comprehensive assessment of the statusContinue reading “IM Book Review: Christians Are Hate-Filled Hypocrites…And Other Lies You’ve Been Told”
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