UPDATE: A story at Baptist Press spreads similar Christmas cheer. If anyone knows Michael Horton’s email, send this one to him please. He’ll appreciate it. There are two kinds of evangelicals who read the Internet Monk web site. The first, like myself, find it increasingly hard to identify with evangelicalism. The metaphor of “the evangelicalContinue reading “Rod Parsley Ruins Christmas”
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Open Mic at the iMonk Cafe: Christmas Worship 2008
It’s traditional here at Internet Monk to have an open thread on the topic of your experiences in Christmas worship. We want to hear your stories. What was outstanding. What was awful. What was full of the meaning of the incarnation. What was lost, given up or thrown away. Was the great opportunity to focusContinue reading “Open Mic at the iMonk Cafe: Christmas Worship 2008”
Christmas 2008: On Another Shore, In A Greater Light
My favorite piece of liturgy in the world is a sentence in the opening section of the Traditional Service of Nine Lessons and Carols broadcast round the world on the BBC. Why is it so moving? Because it is beautiful and true. Each year, as more and more of those I know join the saintsContinue reading “Christmas 2008: On Another Shore, In A Greater Light”
“Incarnation” by Denise Day Spencer
He stands, poised on the brink of two worlds: One, land of eternal day, the other, earth of mire and clay. Behind Him, legions of heavenly host, bright faces covered, praising, all chanting, voices raising. Before Him, chaos yawning, swift and deep, known, yet unknown. Fear unfurling, death and darkness churning, swirling. He turns. OneContinue reading ““Incarnation” by Denise Day Spencer”
Christmas Pageant Disaster and Mars Hill Snow Days: Lessons for the Megachurches
Lazurus here. The last four days in the tomb were no fun. Thanks to Jesus for getting me out. Two items of interest regarding unusual situations in large churches caught my attention yesterday. First, a Cincinnati church was putting on a Christmas pageant when a woman fell 25 feet to her death during some kindContinue reading “Christmas Pageant Disaster and Mars Hill Snow Days: Lessons for the Megachurches”
iMonk 101: Dan Edelen and A Gospel That Speaks To Failure
I’m too sick to write anything, but I looked back in the archives and found this Riff on an outstanding post by Dan Edelen that fits in nicely with “Ted the Loser.” I noted that I was talking about the effects of a major economic downturn on evangelicalism in this piece, written two years ago.Continue reading “iMonk 101: Dan Edelen and A Gospel That Speaks To Failure”
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Advent With Ted the Loser
UPDATE: My apologies for what the discussion thread turned into on this post. Some things are just very hard to moderate because they aren’t nasty and they are tangentially on topic. Then you get to the point you realize the whole thread has been hijacked by points of view the opposite of what you wantedContinue reading “Advent With Ted the Loser”
Open Mic At the iMonk Cafe: Christians and Technology
D.A. Carson has a wonderfully thoughtful and well-written editorial in this month’s Themelios web magazine. It’s not particularly long and it will be a provocative way to think about this week’s open mic question, so go read it and come back. The Question is: How would you evaluate the overall effect of technology on yourContinue reading “Open Mic At the iMonk Cafe: Christians and Technology”
The Unlikely Command of Holy Joy
In my twice weekly study of Nehemiah, we’re still in chapter 8, and today we observed that the reading of the book of the law caused a strong emotional reaction among those who heard it read and explained. That reaction was grief and weeping. Neh. 8:9 Â Â And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra theContinue reading “The Unlikely Command of Holy Joy”
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