I am getting beaten up pretty badly in the blogosphere right now, so let’s try to think about the subject of conformity. I would like to invite you to explore with me the following thesis: Christians in America are increasingly falling into the stereotypical categories being created by the engines of the culture war, makingContinue reading “Who's On Our Team?: An Exercise in Identifying Stereotypes”
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We thought he was such a nice boy…and then we found out he didn't believe in….Inerrancy!!
Dear Sir: What a total disappointment. I do like your wisdom and passion. However, you have become too smart. May God have mercy on you regarding your responsibility to adhere to the inerrancy of scripture The discussion on inerrancy at the BHT and here at IM always fills my mailbox with mail that I can’tContinue reading “We thought he was such a nice boy…and then we found out he didn't believe in….Inerrancy!!”
Magic Books, Grocery Lists and Silent Messiahs: How rightly approaching the Bible shapes the entire Christian Life.
A Pentecostal evangelist visited our chapel this week, and as I listened to his uh….sermon, I reviewed in my mind some of the things that I have come to believe about the Bible and how those things now influence my faith. So I don’t know if this will impress you, but I am going toContinue reading “Magic Books, Grocery Lists and Silent Messiahs: How rightly approaching the Bible shapes the entire Christian Life.”
Wretched Urgency: The Grace of God or Hamsters On A Wheel?
I haven’t done the official totals, but it is obvious to me that “Wretched Urgency” is the IM essay that seems to describe the experiences and feelings of most of the people who say they like what I write. I even think the title may qualify as a “brand!” Time for the “Wretched Urgency” store!Continue reading “Wretched Urgency: The Grace of God or Hamsters On A Wheel?”
A Grace I'm Not Afraid to Feel: Hope for Christians who want it all.
Step into the office, readers. The doctor is in. Today’s problem: Getting over a common malady among serious, reformed Christians. Yes, I mean that nagging split personality between believing what is true, and experiencing what is real. Is a high view of doctrine, Word and Sacrament the enemy of genuine piety and experience? Is itContinue reading “A Grace I'm Not Afraid to Feel: Hope for Christians who want it all.”
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The iMonk Weekend File: 2/5/05
Should I say I have been O-verblogged with O-pinion about O-steen? Has my blog become the “Story of O?” ‘Tis true. The many deeds of Prosper-O hath made my island a regular traffic jam this week. But I press on, even if J-O can’t be distracted, and the O-Dogg still be rappin’, yappin’ and clappin’Continue reading “The iMonk Weekend File: 2/5/05”
The Method In The Madness: The Mystery of Joel Osteen
“This is my Bible. I am what it says I am, I have what it says I have, I can do what it says I can do. Today I’ll be taught the Word of God. I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive, I’ll never be the same, in Jesus name.”– CongregationalContinue reading “The Method In The Madness: The Mystery of Joel Osteen”
Those Know-Nothing Evangelicals
Over the past five years I have written a number of things that build a basic “iMonk” critique of evangelicalism. If you missed the basic class, there’s no reason you should be left out. Therefore, I present….reruns of some of my better work. Let’s find out why high profile American Evangelicals have decided to goContinue reading “Those Know-Nothing Evangelicals”
Outing Joel Osteen: A Challenge to the Evangelical Blogosphere
Before you read this post, I want to ask you to read two interviews with Joel Osteen and the first part of his book. The first is at Beliefnet.com. The second is at FaithfulReader.com. Here is the book excerpt at Amazon. Here is a long excerpt from the first chapter of Your Best Life NowContinue reading “Outing Joel Osteen: A Challenge to the Evangelical Blogosphere”
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