By Chaplain Mike Cue applause. Cue wild, hilarious celebration in the streets. Creation week has come to an end. As God himself would say, “Time for a rest!” Before we go, I want to take this opportunity to say “thank you” to all who have read and commented. You have, in some ways, participated inContinue reading “A Final Word about Creation Week”
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Religion and Culture
(Note: Richard Niebuhr wrote a classic book called Christ and Culture. I highly recommend reading it to understand the variety of relationships possible between Christianity and culture. I don’t attempt to summarize his ideas here, just my own thoughts from my travels and studies.) Recently Lisa Dye quoted Derek Prince as saying, “Never let yourContinue reading “Religion and Culture”
Sunday’s Gospel: On a Mission with Jesus
By Chaplain Mike Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Lectionary Readings • 2 Kings 5:1-14 • Psalm 30 • Galatians 6:[1-6] 7-16 • Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Today’s Gospel: Luke 10:1-20 (NRSV) After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended toContinue reading “Sunday’s Gospel: On a Mission with Jesus”
Surd Evil, Serpents, and the Cosmic Battle
By Chaplain Mike A number of commenters to IM this week have struggled with our interpretation that the story of the fall and its consequences does not indicate a radical change in the nature of creation itself as the result of human sin. If, BEFORE THE FALL—plants and organisms decayed, if carnivorous animals ate otherContinue reading “Surd Evil, Serpents, and the Cosmic Battle”
Exile from Eden (Gen 3)
By Chaplain Mike As we near the end of “Creation Week” here at IM, we come to our final study in the early chapters of Genesis. Today we look at the account of Adam and Eve’s sin and their expulsion from the Garden in Genesis chapter 3. This is the second act of a three-actContinue reading “Exile from Eden (Gen 3)”
Saturday Ramblings 7.3.10
After a heady week here at iMonk of creation wars and Christian arts, Jeff Dunn swooned with the vapors and had to lie down for a bit, leaving the Saturday-themed rambling up to me, Adam Palmer. Shall we? As long as we’re on the subject of Creation Wars, let’s begin with this story that tellsContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings 7.3.10”
In the King’s Garden (Gen 2), part two
By Chaplain Mike The LORD God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed. Genesis 2:8 (NASB) In the first part of Genesis 2:4-25, we saw: The pre-fall condition of the land The creation of Adam Beginning at verse 8, the author describes: The gardenContinue reading “In the King’s Garden (Gen 2), part two”
Surprise! God Does Art
In my previous essay we looked at the culture of Jesus junk. I tried to say things in a nice way–maybe I was too nice. I still have many friends in publishing, in broadcasting, in music production and distribution. Many friends who seek to follow the Lord from their hearts, yet sometimes have to holdContinue reading “Surprise! God Does Art”
Selling Jesus By The Pound
Editor’s note: We often provide links for products mentioned in these posts that will take you Amazon where you can buy them. This is both for your convenience as well as being a revenue-generator for InternetMonk.com. We are providing no such links in this essay, as we cannot in good conscience recommend most of theContinue reading “Selling Jesus By The Pound”
Genesis and My Post-Evangelical Wilderness
By Chaplain Mike A couple of years ago, I agreed to help a small group that was losing their “pastor.” They weren’t really a “church,” but a small band of exiles from traditional churches that met in house groups and then gathered together on Sunday. When the church planter who had formed them moved awayContinue reading “Genesis and My Post-Evangelical Wilderness”
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