By Chaplain Mike As you may know, I work as a hospice chaplain. Our service specializes in caring for people who are in the final season of life. A multi-disciplinary team of skilled professionals provides medical and personal care, psycho-social care, and spiritual care for our patients and support to their families. In order toContinue reading “Health Care in America—What to Do at the End of Life?”
Category Archives: Culture
Open Mic: Our Money, Our Neighbors
By Chaplain Mike Economics has been leading the news and preoccupying our minds for the past couple of years now, ever since the financial crisis that hit hard in 2007, with continuing effects on economies here and around the world. Some of you may be reeling from losing a job, not being able to findContinue reading “Open Mic: Our Money, Our Neighbors”
American Patriotic Christianity: A Canadian Perspective
By Michael Bell This past month we celebrated both Canada Day on July 1st, and Independence Day on July 4th. This inspired some thoughts about getting some Canadian perspectives on “American Patriotic Christianity”. As I am the lone Canadian writer at Internet Monk, I gathered up seven of my Canadian, primarily “unchurched” friends, to getContinue reading “American Patriotic Christianity: A Canadian Perspective”
IM Book Review: Christians Are Hate-Filled Hypocrites…And Other Lies You’ve Been Told
Reviewed by Michael Bell The title of Bradley Wright’s Book, Christians Are Hate-Filled Hypocrites… and Other Lies You’ve Been Told, certainly grabs your attention. The book itself does a pretty good job of keeping that attention. If you are looking for a book that gives an easy to read, yet comprehensive assessment of the statusContinue reading “IM Book Review: Christians Are Hate-Filled Hypocrites…And Other Lies You’ve Been Told”
Stanley and Screwtape
By Guest Blogger, Andy Zehner Andy is Damaris Zehner’s (very talented) husband. The notion that Socialism is the greatest threat facing Christianity was rightly shouted down on iMonk.(1) But why was that particular claim put forward in the first place? Why are Charles Stanley and the people who follow him especially concerned about a policyContinue reading “Stanley and Screwtape”
Humane Resources
No one likes whining. I’ll try not to whine. I realize that if you speak out against mistreatment on others’ behalf, it’s justice. If you speak out on your own behalf, it’s whining. But maybe I can see the bottom of the boot better from down here and describe it more accurately. If that’s whining,Continue reading “Humane Resources”
And the Great Danger to the Faith Is…Huh?
By Chaplain Mike Over at ever-reliable culture-war news source, Christian Post, is a report on Charles Stanley’s “sobering 4th of July message about a dangerous spiritual tide that is engulfing the country.” According to Pastor Stanley, the tide that is sweeping in is socialism. “It is a tide that is bringing with it ideas andContinue reading “And the Great Danger to the Faith Is…Huh?”
Religion and Culture
(Note: Richard Niebuhr wrote a classic book called Christ and Culture. I highly recommend reading it to understand the variety of relationships possible between Christianity and culture. I don’t attempt to summarize his ideas here, just my own thoughts from my travels and studies.) Recently Lisa Dye quoted Derek Prince as saying, “Never let yourContinue reading “Religion and Culture”
Surprise! God Does Art
In my previous essay we looked at the culture of Jesus junk. I tried to say things in a nice way–maybe I was too nice. I still have many friends in publishing, in broadcasting, in music production and distribution. Many friends who seek to follow the Lord from their hearts, yet sometimes have to holdContinue reading “Surprise! God Does Art”
Selling Jesus By The Pound
Editor’s note: We often provide links for products mentioned in these posts that will take you Amazon where you can buy them. This is both for your convenience as well as being a revenue-generator for InternetMonk.com. We are providing no such links in this essay, as we cannot in good conscience recommend most of theContinue reading “Selling Jesus By The Pound”
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