Point: evangelicalism contains within itself some almost irresistible itches from its fundamentalist DNA. From time to time, the urge to scratch is almost overwhelming. These itches would include: “Must say that Catholics are not Christians….” “Must say that all things ecumenical are bad unless it’s guys on our team writing books or putting on aContinue reading “Evangelical Ecumenism and A Jesus Shaped Guest List”
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Guess What Grandpa Bought From Wal-Mart?
UPDATE: Support the monks of St. Meinrad, who make a great wooden casket/urn at a reasonable price. Will look much better under the tree 🙂 Stand by America, Wal-Mart is selling caskets. And urns. I’m not joking. Any of you with a small funeral home in your community might want to consider two things: JustContinue reading “Guess What Grandpa Bought From Wal-Mart?”
When Bad People Need A Crutch
I’ll never pass as an apologist for Douglas Wilson’s (or Mark Driscoll’s) views on gender. I was turned off to his rhetoric long ago. At the same time, I’m the kind of person who can not like his views on gender and very much like his debates with Chris Hitchens and his books on churchContinue reading “When Bad People Need A Crutch”
Today’s Three Push-Button Words
Despite what you may have read in the kinder, gentler corners of the blogosphere recently, you would all be surprised how un-contentious I am most of the time. In my real life, I regularly run from situations where I’m being pressed for my opinion. I much prefer print as the medium of debate. In realContinue reading “Today’s Three Push-Button Words”
Can someone tell me why a “Creation” Educator is giving this speech at a “Creation Museum?”
A speech about saving America and the church, in case you just don’t care enough actually watch the clip before you comment. Anytime someone tells me the “Creation museum” is a museum I want to run this piece out. Ham’s organization owns this “museum.” It’s goal is to get the public in and discredit anyContinue reading “Can someone tell me why a “Creation” Educator is giving this speech at a “Creation Museum?””
How To Lose A Young Mind #1 (with a few thoughts on Dawkins)
(or Why Waste All That Time Considering Evidence When You Can Announce Your Presuppositions and Be Done With It) I’ve been monitoring a discussion at a prominent Calvinistic blog regarding Richard Dawkin’s defense of evolution in his new book, The Greatest Show On Earth. I do a unit on the New Atheists in my AdvancedContinue reading “How To Lose A Young Mind #1 (with a few thoughts on Dawkins)”
The Vilesidious Lectures: Advanced Tactics For Apostasy
UPDATE: Vilesidious has appeared at IM before, writing a young protege on the subject of Christian schools. The transcript of the following lecture was secured through means that cannot be revealed, but as C.S. Lewis said, are readily available to those who learn a few basic techniques. The general conclusion is that the following lectureContinue reading “The Vilesidious Lectures: Advanced Tactics For Apostasy”
Dr. Denis Alexander: Evolution and the Church
Bill Kinnon shot this talk by Dr. Denis Alexander on “Evolution and the Church.” Dr. Alexander is with the Faraday Institute on Science and Religion. This is NOT a creation/evolution talk, but on how Christians might understand evolutionary biology from their own perspective. Heavy for some IM readers, but others will like it. Thanks toContinue reading “Dr. Denis Alexander: Evolution and the Church”
iMonk 101: To Be or Not To Be or Why I’m Not A Young Earth Creationist
This is most (not all) of an IM essay written during the early years of this web site (2001 I think.) My children were up to their ears in Ham/Hovind videos and I was feeling very alone in my own reading of Genesis. Things are better now, though the seeds of young earth creationism haveContinue reading “iMonk 101: To Be or Not To Be or Why I’m Not A Young Earth Creationist”
Thoughts At 8 a.m. Mass
UPDATE: Jeff’s comment is so profound it needs to be read by everyone: The wedge contemporary evangelicals are driving between young and old is incredibly short sighted and deadly. Doesn’t the Bible itself say that the older should teach the younger? We’ve turned things around so that anything new (even if unproven) and appealing toContinue reading “Thoughts At 8 a.m. Mass”
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