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Monday with Michael Spencer: My View of Genesis 1

Note from CM: In preparation for tomorrow’s installment of Genesis: Where It All Begins, I thought I’d bring back Michael Spencer’s perspective on Genesis 1, a general perspective that matches my own. • • • From To Be or Not to Be? Everybody thinks I should be a young earth creationist. I’m not. Why? byContinue reading “Monday with Michael Spencer: My View of Genesis 1”

Sunday with Ron Rolheiser: The Gospel Challenge to Enjoy Our Lives

Sunday with Ron Rolheiser The Gospel Challenge to Enjoy Our Lives Joy is an infallible indication of God’s presence, just as the cross is an infallible indication of Christian discipleship. What a paradox! And Jesus is to blame. When we look at the Gospels we see that Jesus shocked his contemporaries in seemingly opposite ways.Continue reading “Sunday with Ron Rolheiser: The Gospel Challenge to Enjoy Our Lives”

The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: July 14, 2018

The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: July 14, 2018 It’s county fair season in my part of the world. State fairs are around the corner and these celebrations and gatherings will be going on throughout the summer and fall. I’m trying to decide whether or not we want to offer at our Brunch some of theContinue reading “The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: July 14, 2018”

Why I am an Ally – Part 6 – When your views don’t match

Welcome to part six in the series.  If you would like to catch up on other posts in this series, or on anything else I have written, Internet Monk keeps them all here. When your views don’t match Two weeks ago we had some questions from JohnB. I rephrased his questions and put them soContinue reading “Why I am an Ally – Part 6 – When your views don’t match”

Mere Science and Christian Faith, by Greg Cootsona: Chapter 3- Emerging Adults: Are They None and Done?

Mere Science and Christian Faith: Bridging the Divide with Emerging Adults, by Greg Cootsona: Chapter 3- Emerging Adults: Are They None and Done? We are reviewing the book, Mere Science and Christian Faith, by Greg Cootsona, subtitled Bridging the Divide with Emerging Adults.  Today we look at Chapter 3- Emerging Adults: Are They None andContinue reading “Mere Science and Christian Faith, by Greg Cootsona: Chapter 3- Emerging Adults: Are They None and Done?”

Another Look: Joe and Marge

First posted in 2012 Marge died today. A petite, pretty octogenarian, she had been wandering in the world of Alzheimer dementia for many years. I’ve known her for a few of those years, at least I’ve known the lady who rarely sat still, who moved continually from one place to another, looking out the windows,Continue reading “Another Look: Joe and Marge”

Genesis: Where It All Begins (1)

Note from CM: I’d like to devote Tuesdays to some meditations on Genesis for awhile. It has been in studying the Hebrew Bible, and Genesis in particular, that I have come to appreciate a much more “Jewish” sense of the biblical story than much Christian theology acknowledges. N.T. Wright has done the same in theContinue reading “Genesis: Where It All Begins (1)”

Monday with Michael Spencer: Some thoughts about the institution

If you look at the church throughout time, cultures and history, I believe you will conclude there are three aspects to the church. (Consider this semi-original with me.) The church is a movement started by Jesus; a culture crossing, church planting movement that proclaims the Gospel in the power of the Spirit. This movement takesContinue reading “Monday with Michael Spencer: Some thoughts about the institution”

Sunday with Ron Rolheiser: 10 Major Faith Struggles Today

Sunday with Ron Rolheiser 10 Major Faith Struggles Today This is from a few years ago, but I think it still stands up and warrants our attention, contemplation, and discussion on a Sunday. However you decide to participate today, I hope that your contribution will be personal. That is, I would like for us toContinue reading “Sunday with Ron Rolheiser: 10 Major Faith Struggles Today”