Author Archives: Chaplainmike

What is an Evangelical?

I have been hanging around Internet Monk for about thirteen years now, and writing for it for almost as long. This has been a journey for me, and part of the at journey has been a movement away from Evangelicalism. Like many of our readers, it has been a journey into a “Post-Evangelical Wilderness.” ThereContinue reading “What is an Evangelical?”

Christ the King Sunday 2020: The Surprising Message of the Sheep and the Goats

Christ the King Sunday 2020 The Surprising Message of the Sheep and the Goats • • There is an unpremeditated, inherent, intuitive character about faith. Faith is like a spontaneous reflex, which responds in certain ways to certain stimuli. It is the nature of faith to see things from particular perspectives, to act in specificContinue reading “Christ the King Sunday 2020: The Surprising Message of the Sheep and the Goats”

The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: November 21, 2020

The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: November 21, 2020 Gratitude Edition ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we thine unworthy servants do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving-kindness to us, and to all men. We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; butContinue reading “The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: November 21, 2020”

Another Look: Elder Qualifications – Difficulties in Translation and Interpretation

This was a favourite of mine from February 2014. All the original comments were lost. So we have a chance to have a brand new disussion. I have been having a wonderful experience leading a small group through the Sermon on the Mount.  We got side tracked a couple of weeks ago when we startedContinue reading “Another Look: Elder Qualifications – Difficulties in Translation and Interpretation”

What happens when psychedelics make you see God

What happens when psychedelics make you see God This article in MSN.com which appeared in the Fall 2020, Mysteries issue of Popular Science, reviews how: Scientists in the psychiatry department of Johns Hopkins University—are part of the burgeoning field of psychedelic studies. Recently invigorated by a more permissive regulatory environment, the sector investigates if, how,Continue reading “What happens when psychedelics make you see God”

Randy Thompson: “Hallowed Be Thy Name”: What Are We Saying?

“Hallowed Be Thy Name”: What Are We Saying? By Randy Thompson The Lord’s Prayer is not complicated or long. We pray it out of habit, which is good because the Lord taught us to pray this prayer. But, our familiarity with the prayer encourages us to think we understand it better than we do. OurContinue reading “Randy Thompson: “Hallowed Be Thy Name”: What Are We Saying?”

Klasie: The Campaign for Real Humans

The Campaign for Real Humans By Klasie Kraalogies Some time ago I promised Chaplain Mike a post or 2 on the “dichotomy between man and nature”, and the place of the garden in bridging that apparent gap, as well as expose the artificial mental and philosophical barriers we have constructed for ourselves. Then a fewContinue reading “Klasie: The Campaign for Real Humans”

Reconsider Jesus – Lord of the Sabbath (Mark 2:23-28)

Reconsider Jesus – A fresh look at Jesus from the Gospel of Mark A devotional commentary by Michael Spencer Compiled and Edited by: Michael Bell Table of Contents An update from Mike: This brings us to the end of Mark chapter two. I have a fair bit of work that I need to do onContinue reading “Reconsider Jesus – Lord of the Sabbath (Mark 2:23-28)”