Joel Hunter wrote this absolutely outstanding piece about the Bible and propositional, positivist versions of truth. I believe IM readers will resonate with much of what he is saying, and it’s said well. The post was prompted by this post from Dr. Lawson Stone on “Hindenberg Theology,” (continued here), and is indebted to Calvin Seerveld’sContinue reading “Can I Have My Bible Back?”
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The IM Newsroom: Pizza, Youth Evangelism Relationship Celebrated
The 50th anniversary of one of the most productive relationships in Christianity was celebrated this week at Zondervan’s “Youth Ministry Hall of Fame” in Nashville as pizza finally received a long overdue recognition for its contribution to youth evangelism.
Who? Me? How I Became A Pariah in The Reformed Blogosphere
Several weeks ago, the Internet Monk research department received one of those requests that, well…in all honesty, they decided was probably best to just lose somewhere on the desk. Not everything I request from my dedicated researchers is worth their time our your readership, and I appreciate their interest in my well being. This request, however, was important to me, and after allowing time for something to surface in response, I had to make one of those phone calls where I threw a hissy fit, slapped a few employees around, and finally got my way.
Today, the document has appeared, and is now here, to enlighten all of you who have been asking yourself that question that won’t go away: How did you tick them off so bad?
I’m glad you asked. Now, live, direct and without commercial interruption, the IM Research department brings you: Who? Me? How I Became A Pariah In The Reformed Blogosphere (Complete with additional material.)
Plan 9 From Lower Space
The following correspondence fell into the hands of the Internet Monk Research Department through a fortuitous series of events that cannot be detailed here, due to the need to keep certain parties anonymous while undercover. Let it be sufficient to say that when one has engaged the right people in a poker game, poured theContinue reading “Plan 9 From Lower Space”
A Letter to Agent #6
I recently solicited pieces on Pat Robertson’s “Chavez Assassination Plot.” Here’s a humorous take by BHT fellow Joel Hunter NSA Chief Phelps: the following transmission was intercepted and translated by our field operative in Virginia Beach
A Letter to Pat Robertson
I recently solicited pieces on Pat Robertson’s “Chavez Assassination Plot” from my audience. I’ll be reprinting a couple of them here. This is by BHT lurker Isaac Bradshaw Dear Pat, It’s been an interesting couple of years for you. You, and your organization, are largely credited for the Republican victory in the Presidential election inContinue reading “A Letter to Pat Robertson”
Is Your Boy A Real Man?: Focus On The Family's Gender Confusion Watch
It is difficult to overestimate the extent to which American evangelicals at the beginning of the twenty-first century are fearfully obsessed with homosexuality . No single social or cultural topic other than abortion has engendered such a concentration of evangelical pronouncements, explanations, entrenchments, offensives, conspiracies, ministries and nonsense.
Finding Our New Seats At The Ball Game: A Baseball Parable for Parents of Young Adults
Any resemblance between this essay, and events occurring in my life as a parent of a young adult child is entirely intentional. I have a wonderful wife who helps me to keep thinking and talking when we come to new chapters in our journey as a couple and as a family. As we’re facing goodContinue reading “Finding Our New Seats At The Ball Game: A Baseball Parable for Parents of Young Adults”
Big Money For A Little Piece of Paper: My Stupid Regrets and Inexplicable Ambition to Be "Dr. Spencer"
Once upon a time, I decided I wanted to be Dr. Michael Spencer. Michael Spencer, Doctor of Ministry (D. Min), actually. In Southern Baptist culture, the “D.Min” is the everyparson’s doctorate. Two to three years of off campus work under the supervision of a previous D. Min graduate and a seminary faculty member. Occasional staysContinue reading “Big Money For A Little Piece of Paper: My Stupid Regrets and Inexplicable Ambition to Be "Dr. Spencer"”
A Letter To Andrew and Other Young Artists Injured By The Church
[The following letter is an opportunity to talk to the many Christian young people who feel disapproval from family and church in their pursuit of an artistic vocation. In my experience, many of these young people abandon their Christian faith as they go through rejection and misunderstanding. This letter is an encouragement and some adviceContinue reading “A Letter To Andrew and Other Young Artists Injured By The Church”
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