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?”
Category Archives: Evangelical Anxieties
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”
iMonk Classic: Answers Not in Genesis
Classic iMonk Post by Michael Spencer From March 1, 2006 Nothing discourages me about the future of evangelicals like “young earth creationism,” Hamm style. Josh puts it well in this post at Here We Stand: “Every time I read someone saying it’s the Christian’s duty to refute biology and physics with the Bible, something inside meContinue reading “iMonk Classic: Answers Not in Genesis”
Back to the Trenches!
By Chaplain Mike The troops have been mustered. And folks, it ain’t gonna be pretty. So, this week, in the “where angels fear to tread” category, we’re going to gear up and go back to the front lines of the Creation Wars. As you know, I have recommended the site BioLogos and have posted materialsContinue reading “Back to the Trenches!”
More Creation Questions: Adam & Eve
By Chaplain Mike It’s time to get back to some basic Biblical and theological questions related to the subject of creation. In recent posts, I have dealt with Michael Spencer’s view of the creation narratives, the controversy over creation issues prompted by Bruce Waltke’s video, and my own interpretation of Genesis 1. Today, we beginContinue reading “More Creation Questions: Adam & Eve”
The Book I Can’t Review
UPDATE: Ok. Moderation on. Keep your comments civil. We are not bashing anyone here. Don’t make me impose a two-drink limit. MOD NOTE: Comments are closed for the time being. Sheesh, I leave for a few hours and return to find a bar fight! It might be comforting, to those Christians who doubt the currentContinue reading “The Book I Can’t Review”
OK, You Asked…
By Chaplain Mike I promise—this will be the end of discussion on the topic of “creationism” for a while. Too many responders failed to grasp that yesterday’s rant was NOT primarily about creation vs. evolution, but about the culture-war tactics of the “creationists” (ala Ken Ham) who are not really interested in science or evenContinue reading “OK, You Asked…”
iMonk Classic: To Be or Not To Be, or Why I’m Not A Young Earth Creationist
Written by Michael Spencer MOD NOTE: Comments are closed. 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 betterContinue reading “iMonk Classic: To Be or Not To Be, or Why I’m Not A Young Earth Creationist”
Update on the Creation Wars
By Chaplain Mike MOD NOTE: Comments are closed. I’ve been too busy with truly important matters, like work and family and sharing in the grief of friends, to get back to this subject for awhile, but folks, we’ve got to talk. A few weeks ago I posted a video (no longer available for viewing), producedContinue reading “Update on the Creation Wars”
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