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Internet Monk Radio Podcast #31

Haggard burn-out and Haggard lessons. Read Gordon Macdonald. Get ready for Advent.

How Did Tony Montana Get On Your Kid’s T-Shirt?

How could Tony Montana be your hero? You don’t know Tony Montana? Where have you been? Tony Montana is the protagonist of the 1983 Al Pacino film, Scarface. As films go, Scarface is memorable for an excess of bad accents, bad script-writing and bad ideas of how to remake a gangster movie. I’m very muchContinue reading “How Did Tony Montana Get On Your Kid’s T-Shirt?”

The Passion of the Haggard Part II

UPDATE: Read Gordon Macdonald’s comments at Out of Ur. Compelling. “The hardness of God is softer than the kindness of men, because His compulsion is our liberation.” -Henri Nouwen Some thoughts from the archives, and then a few thoughts from the last 24 hours. For starters, say a prayer for Ted Haggard, his wife, children,Continue reading “The Passion of the Haggard Part II”

Weekend File 11:03:06: Site News, Derb’s Loss of Faith and The Passion of the Haggard

Time for the IM Weekend File. First, some IM/BHT site news. I’ve been greatly blessed to have outstanding technical assistance down through the years from Jim Nicholson, Kurt Nordstrom and Phillip Winn. Recently, I’ve been blessed with the friendship and good work of the queen of tech elves, Sonia Albright. As a result of herContinue reading “Weekend File 11:03:06: Site News, Derb’s Loss of Faith and The Passion of the Haggard”

Recommendation: Arminian Theology: Myths and Realities by Roger Olson

UPDATE: If you can get past the accent, Travis Prinzi is blogging the book. I believe Scot McKnight has blogged it in ten posts under the heading “Do Calvinists Understand Arminians?” UPDATE II: “….Roger Olson’s recent book, Arminian Theology: Myth and Realities (IVP, 2006) is a diatribe against “crusading Calvinists” whom Olson considers a majorContinue reading “Recommendation: Arminian Theology: Myths and Realities by Roger Olson”

“Why are my peers so immature?”

My daughter writes me today, and asks why Christians, especially those her age, are so immature. My daughter is a smart, well-above average person in many ways. It’s not the first time I’ve heard that question from her, or from other smart, above average young people. It’s encouraging these days to know that some youngContinue reading ““Why are my peers so immature?””

Internet Monk Radio Podcast #30

Catching up on a few things in a short podcast. A few thoughts on the ruination of Halloween. Kudos to the Cardinals. Some good resources on the web.

Riffs 10:30:06

Bill Kinnon at Achievable Ends has a wonderful post on the power of music in worship, and particularly its effect on human beings: The Power of Music in Church. Could it be that, we don’t just resonate with music, we are, in fact, music. Our physical reaction to music (toes tapping, body swaying, hands clapping,Continue reading “Riffs 10:30:06”

The Great Pumpkin Proposes A Toast

Every year since I first published this piece, someone has linked it and I get requests for it to reappear. It’s one of my favorite IM pieces, and is dedicated to all of those writers and artists who believe in the holy and wholesome use of the imagination. Here’s a toast to Halloween, and allContinue reading “The Great Pumpkin Proposes A Toast”

Riffs 10:29:06: Unfortunately, this needs to be said…

Who cares where I found it, it’s sad to realize this needs to be said….several times. Spurgeon is not, however, the final arbiter between orthodoxy and what some imagine to be “heresy.” Neither he, nor his preaching, is infallible. Preachers are the servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God – not theContinue reading “Riffs 10:29:06: Unfortunately, this needs to be said…”