Beyond the Sixth Extinction It has been pretty well established there have been 5 mass extinction events in the earth’s past. They were: 445 Million Years Ago – End of the Ordovician Period – 57% of all genera – most likely culprit: climate change. 370 Million Years Ago – Late Devonian Period – 70% ofContinue reading “Beyond the Sixth Extinction”
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“Winter: A Dirge,” by Robert Burns
Winter: A Dirge By Robert Burns The wintry west extends his blast, And hail and rain does blaw; Or, the stormy north sends driving forth The blinding sleet and snaw: While tumbling brown, the burn comes down, And roars frae bank to brae; And bird and beast in covert rest, And pass the heartless day.Continue reading ““Winter: A Dirge,” by Robert Burns”
Another Look: The Advent Question
Note from CM: Over at Christianity Today you’ll find an article by Courtney Ellis entitled, “The Case for an Early Christmas.” In it she tries to strike a balance between marking Advent and including some celebration of Christmas ahead of Christmastide itself. I recommend you take a look at it. It brought to mind thisContinue reading “Another Look: The Advent Question”
Monday with Michael Spencer: The Mood of Advent
Monday with Michael Spencer The Mood of Advent I have several friends who are doing Advent in their Baptist churches for the first time, and they have lots of questions about candles and logistics. I wish there were more questions about Advent itself. For example, the mood of Advent is dark and serious. It’s notContinue reading “Monday with Michael Spencer: The Mood of Advent”
Sermon Advent I: We Wait for Shalom
Sermon Advent I: We Wait for Shalom (Jeremiah 33:14-16) The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and heContinue reading “Sermon Advent I: We Wait for Shalom”
Site Update: It’s been a battle, and we sustained a few losses
Note from CM: I’ve completed the process of migrating our site to a new hosting platform. I learned I’m a complete philistine when it comes to the behind-the-scenes workings of our site. I also learned that instructions could be clearer for the process, especially for imbeciles like me. We lost several days of comments inContinue reading “Site Update: It’s been a battle, and we sustained a few losses”
The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: December 1, 2018
The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: December 1, 2018 Welcome to December! In our family that means a lot of birthdays, anniversaries, and holiday celebrations. Of course, we’ll be eating far more than our share, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still have Brunch each Saturday. We’ll try to keep the fare light so none ofContinue reading “The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: December 1, 2018”
Excerpt from “Show Me the Path”
From Show Me Your Path: Cultivating a Life of Discernment By Michael Mercer (Chaplain Mike) • • • As we try to mark the path of wisdom and discernment, it is important to recognize that these qualities are not ends in themselves but means to a greater end. We seek to be wise and discerningContinue reading “Excerpt from “Show Me the Path””
Nature Red In Tooth and Claw?
Nature Red In Tooth and Claw? Are God and Nature then at strife, That Nature lends such evil dreams? So careful of the type she seems, So careless of the single life; That I, considering everywhere Her secret meaning in her deeds, And finding that of fifty seeds She often brings but one to bear,Continue reading “Nature Red In Tooth and Claw?”
Pete Enns: What Is The Bible? A Question Inerrancy Can’t Answer
What Is The Bible? A Question Inerrancy Can’t Answer By Pete Enns I deeply respect Scripture, but I am not an inerrantist. I have several reasons for this, but it comes down to two things: The Bible as a whole (rather than a prooftext or two) doesn’t support inerrancy. The history of Jewish and ChristianContinue reading “Pete Enns: What Is The Bible? A Question Inerrancy Can’t Answer”
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