Author Archives: Chaplainmike

Van Til Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Justin Taylor For Cruelty and Abuse of Bibliophiles

http://www.esvstudybible.org/images/countdown.swf Just in case the talking dog doesn’t do it, this is a bit o’humor. I can’t wait to get my copy….and if it’s not here by the 15th, I’m starting a crusade to Wheaton. Let me say hello to the Internet Monk audience and re-introduce myself. My name is Van Til, and in additionContinue reading “Van Til Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Justin Taylor For Cruelty and Abuse of Bibliophiles”

Rebaptism: How Did We Get Here?

LINK: John H at Confessing Evangelical is one of six Lutherans in the UK. He comments on some of my advocacy of Wright’s “consensus” position on baptism. In my response to him I reference the document “Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry” from the WCC. I know, but it’s really excellent. Just a friendly warning that IContinue reading “Rebaptism: How Did We Get Here?”

Rebaptism: What Is It?

Since I have some break time ahead of me, I’m going to do several (3?) posts on Rebaptism. I know there are several angles to this subject, varying according to your own denominational preference. I am going to be writing from my position as an evangelical, a Southern Baptist and a lifelong minister to youth.Continue reading “Rebaptism: What Is It?”

Recommendation and Review: Saving Paradise by Rita Nakashima Brock and Rebecca Ann Parker

A lot more interesting than Brian Mclaren, and guranteed to make you twice as mad. Sometimes I feel like I’ve wasted a lot of my reading time. Let me explain that one. I read many books, and when I look back at them- or over my shoulder at them- it’s very obvious to me thatContinue reading “Recommendation and Review: Saving Paradise by Rita Nakashima Brock and Rebecca Ann Parker”

I Can’t Say What I Want to Say About the 40/40 Prayer Emphasis….but You Can

LINK: Read Matt Davis’s take on the 40/40. Resource: IM lurker Pastor Scott sends along Greg Boyd’s sermon/prayer guide for a current emphasis in his church called “The Great Reversal: The Upside Down Kingdom of God.” Woodland Hills Church media for the series will be here starting Oct. 5. UPDATE: Read IMB Missionary in theContinue reading “I Can’t Say What I Want to Say About the 40/40 Prayer Emphasis….but You Can”

Hey America…We’re All Here

I haven’t written anything political in a while, but I find myself wondering…. Are we really as stupid in this country as the main stream media make us seem to be? After more than two and a quarter centuries, are Americans really as clueless about their country as we seem to be listening to ourselvesContinue reading “Hey America…We’re All Here”

The Missing Voice of the Christian Counter-Culture

(For N.T. Wright, Bono, Bob Dylan, Sara Groves, Derek Webb, Steve Earle, Larry Norman, Johnny Cash, Michael Been and Steve Taylor) Floating somewhere around the web is a picture/mp3 of Anglican bishop and theologian N.T. Wright, complete in lavender shirt and bishop’s collar, playing Bob Dylan’s sixties anthem, “Blowing In the Wind” on an acousticContinue reading “The Missing Voice of the Christian Counter-Culture”

An Internet Monk Exclusive: What The Bible Says About the American Economic Crisis

What does the Bible say about our current financial crisis? Evangelicals who want to know how to pray for our economy and its leaders deserve to hear the Bible’s message for these financial times. As a result of in-depth study on the subject of Biblical Principles for Financial Success, your Internet Monk can now releaseContinue reading “An Internet Monk Exclusive: What The Bible Says About the American Economic Crisis”

Where Are They Keeping That Secret Book?

UPDATE: One actually should be wondering at what kind of church will a person be ostracized and labeled for not believing the whole enchilada. Who is drawing the lines here on what is and is not “essential” to the complementarian position? Listening to the discussion at the “Send in The Clowns” post, I had aContinue reading “Where Are They Keeping That Secret Book?”