Author Archives: Chaplainmike

Who Let The Theologians In Here? (The SBC, that is.)

UPDATE: I have revised and updated several parts of this essay, to make a few things more clear….and probably less palatable. Russell Moore, Southern Baptist scholar and writer at Touchstone’s Mere Comments blog, dashed off this line a few days ago: The stakes have been raised in the last twenty-four hours as the SBC’s mostContinue reading “Who Let The Theologians In Here? (The SBC, that is.)”

Postmodernism or Modernism on fumes?: From assertion to conversation in the cause of Jesus

Over the past few weeks, I have passed on blogging responses to dozens and dozens of posts around the net, because I didn’t want [name deleted] up on it again, and I didn’t want to put up with the weirdness that has become the reaction to the BHT in certain insulated circles. But there isContinue reading “Postmodernism or Modernism on fumes?: From assertion to conversation in the cause of Jesus”

A Few Thoughts On Postmodernism

1) I’ve read two introductions to Postmodernism, and both have convinced me that the term has at least four distinct applications that are quite varied. 2) Postmodernism is not a coherent “school” of philosophy, but a description of methods, authors, points of view, types of analysis, questions, reactions….iows a whole potpourri of items gathered aroundContinue reading “A Few Thoughts On Postmodernism”

On Faith's Crumbling Edge: Restoring The Uprooted Assurance Of The Ordinary Christian

Update 6/10/05: Those reading this essay and disagreeing with me might want to check out two other iMonk pieces: When I am Weak and Our Problem With Grace. Both cover my views on sin in the life of the Christian and the Grace that brings assurance in Jesus. I’ve been thinking about the subject ofContinue reading “On Faith's Crumbling Edge: Restoring The Uprooted Assurance Of The Ordinary Christian”

The Preeminent Question

Update: Those of you who like this post would probably enjoy reading four previous IM essays, all hopefully helpful on this topic. A Conversation In God’s Kitchen: Thoughts About The Bible On Christless Preaching A Simple Statement on the Inspiration of the Bible Magic Books, Grocery Lists and Silent Messiahs While discussing the doctrine ofContinue reading “The Preeminent Question”

Prepare To Be Blogged: Thoughts From The Pirate Blogosphere

I don’t know when it finally dawned on me that people were reading my work on the internet. I started Internet Monk in November of 2000, and at the time, I never really considered if I would have much of an audience. It was a way to write, and I needed to write. It wasContinue reading “Prepare To Be Blogged: Thoughts From The Pirate Blogosphere”

All to no end…save beauty, the eternal

The crowd at the ball game is moved uniformly by a spirit of uselessness which delights them, all the exciting detail of the chase and the escape, the error the flash of genius, all to no end save beauty the eternal – -William Carlos Williams, “The Crowd At The Baseball Game” Monday morning, as weContinue reading “All to no end…save beauty, the eternal”

Christian Humanism: The Knowledge of God and of Ourselves

Let’s catch up. Several weeks ago, I shared with my readers that I was tossing the label of Calvinist. I said I would always describe myself as a “Reformation Christian” because I share- broadly- the commitments of the mainstream reformers in regard to issues of faith and church. While still a credobaptist, I do believeContinue reading “Christian Humanism: The Knowledge of God and of Ourselves”