I’ve been studying Proverbs with my Advanced Bible class. I thought I’d write a few for my newlywed son and his wife, and invite the IM audience to add their own. (Keep them short.) “Husbands love your wives as Christ loves the church†is the most humbling word that God will ever speak to you.Continue reading “Marriage Proverbs for Clay and Taylor”
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Searching For A Community of Strugglers
Oh, my dear children! I feel as if I’m going through labor pains for you again, and they will continue until Christ is fully developed in your lives. (Paul the Apostle, Letter to the Galatians, 4:19, NLT) This line from Paul has stayed with me for two days. It comes from a section of theContinue reading “Searching For A Community of Strugglers”
Riffs: 05:11:09: Comrade on Cross, McKnight on the Kingdom Gospel, 9Marks on Rebaptisms in the SBC
UPDATE: Bryan Cross responds to Comrade here. Thanks Bryan. Three great posts today. I’m too drained to riff much on either one, but both are very much worth your time and discussion. First, Fearsome Comrade at The Boar’s Head Tavern, a Lutheran blogger of some note who has written for this site in the past,Continue reading “Riffs: 05:11:09: Comrade on Cross, McKnight on the Kingdom Gospel, 9Marks on Rebaptisms in the SBC”
Open Mic At The IM Cafe: Horrible, Terrible Children in Church
A friend and I were swapping stories about the amazing, crazy, hilarious, rude, embarrassing, you-can’t-make-this-stuff-up bad behavior of some children in church. Also, we tossed in a few stories about the adults who bring them and often make things much worse. We thought you might have some stories to share. I prefer bad behavior storiesContinue reading “Open Mic At The IM Cafe: Horrible, Terrible Children in Church”
Internet Monk Radio Podcast #139
This week: Is Discipleship a Program or a Process? Real Man Rhetoric Gets Real Annoying. Riding too far on the Mother’s Day bandwagon. Support the IM sponsors: New Reformation Press. New products available: New music and DVDs. Emmaus Retreat Center. A great place for your next group or individual retreat. The Devotional Christian. All theContinue reading “Internet Monk Radio Podcast #139”
Does the Gospel Change The Way You Look At The People The Culture War Tells You To Fear and Dislike?
2 Cor. 5:14 For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; 15 and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. 16 From nowContinue reading “Does the Gospel Change The Way You Look At The People The Culture War Tells You To Fear and Dislike?”
iMonk 101: The Sin We Love To Hate
iMonk 101 posts are replays of previous Internet Monk posts. This piece comes from February of ’07 and was written in response to comments by then NBA player Tim Hardaway about gays. I’ve never republished it. Hardaway apologized for his comments, but Jewish pundit Michael Medved wrote a column that gave the Jesus-subtracted culture warContinue reading “iMonk 101: The Sin We Love To Hate”
Riffs x2: 05:06:09 Who Will Dominate the Culture? and What’s The Evangelism Problem?
NOTE: Sorry to have to turn moderation on folks, but this thread is too risky. UPDATE: Ed Stetzer sends this along: Todd Johnson of the World Christian Database provided the following response: “This video seems to be making its rounds. It is full of misinformation and misinterpretation of data. We provide more reasonable current figuresContinue reading “Riffs x2: 05:06:09 Who Will Dominate the Culture? and What’s The Evangelism Problem?”
Michael Bell: Looking at the Pew Forum’s “Changes in Religious Affiliation” Data
Internet Monk First Officer Michael Bell returns with a look at some of the recent Pew Forum data on changes in American religious affiliation. The line it is drawn The curse it is cast The slow one now Will later be fast As the present now Will later be past The order is Rapidly fadin’.Continue reading “Michael Bell: Looking at the Pew Forum’s “Changes in Religious Affiliation” Data”
Open Mic At The iMonk Cafe: Soli Deo Gloria?
It appears to me that the most misunderstood of the solas is “sola deo Gloria.” I’m especially interested in the Catholic take that God “shares” his glory with the saints. Do reformation Christians really believe that “glory” belongs to God alone? Or do we, like our Catholic friends, believe that God shares his glory withContinue reading “Open Mic At The iMonk Cafe: Soli Deo Gloria?”
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