By Chaplain Mike Mark Galli, Senior Managing Editor at Christianity Today, is writing a book that reflects on Rob Bell’s controversial Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived. Adam Palmer, one of our Internet Monk writers will weigh in with his own review of Bell’s bookContinue reading “Mark Galli on Being Protestant in This Moment”
Category Archives: Evangelical Issues
The “Sermonator” and the Culture of Pizzazz
By Chaplain Mike I cut my teeth as a preacher and pastor in the 1970’s and 80’s. There were not many evangelical ministers in my circles who, at one time or another, did not have serious schoolboy crushes on Chuck Swindoll. Swindoll is the pastor of Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco, Texas, the chancellor andContinue reading “The “Sermonator” and the Culture of Pizzazz”
How I Got to “OK”
By Chaplain Mike From the start of my ministry three decades ago, there were aspects of being an evangelical pastor that I simply did not “get.” I would hear other ministers speak and tell about what God was doing at their churches, learn about their approaches and their programs, listen to testimonies from folks inContinue reading “How I Got to “OK””
Open Mic: Heresy Hunters and The “American Spirit”
By Chaplain Mike I’d like to pose an Open Mic question today to our entire Internet Monk community. I’d like input from readers in the United States reflecting our own self-awareness (or lack thereof). I’d also like to get perspectives from our international participants. This question finds its genesis in a post by theologian RogerContinue reading “Open Mic: Heresy Hunters and The “American Spirit””
A “Radical” Example
By Chaplain Mike At his blog, and also at Resurgence, Justin Buzzard posted the following, called, “The Top 10 Reasons Why People Should Not Join Our Church Plant.” This was a talk he gave at an informational meeting for a new church he is starting in San Jose, California. I think it is a good exampleContinue reading “A “Radical” Example”
Demythologizing “Radical” Christianity (3)
By Chaplain Mike This is the third post in our series, the one in which the ol’ chaplain may find himself in a position of having to defend the appearance that he is contradicting himself or at least being inconsistent. First, let’s review: We’ve been responding to Skye Jethani’s articles at Out of Ur, redefiningContinue reading “Demythologizing “Radical” Christianity (3)”
Thirty Days and Counting…
By Chaplain Mike “We learn from the Bible that Holy God plans to rescue about 200 million people (that is about 3% of today’s population). On the first day of the Day of Judgment (May 21, 2011) they will be caught up (raptured) into Heaven because God had great mercy for them. This is whyContinue reading “Thirty Days and Counting…”
Demythologizing “Radical” Christianity (2)
By Chaplain Mike I remember meeting with a friend over lunch one day. We had been in Bible college together. I had gone on into the ministry in a small church in the Vermont mountains. He never was able to find his way into “full-time ministry.” And he felt terrible about it. One of theContinue reading “Demythologizing “Radical” Christianity (2)”
Demythologizing “Radical” Christianity (1)
By Chaplain Mike As genuine Christianity diminishes, the adjectives we require in our attempt prop it up get more and more outlandish. One such example is the word, “radical.” It’s not enough to be a Christian, one must identify as a “radical” Christian to show that one is really, really serious about Jesus and “theContinue reading “Demythologizing “Radical” Christianity (1)”
Rachel Held Evans on Evangelicalism’s Future
By Chaplain Mike There is no doubt that Christianity is undergoing a sea change. The recent and ongoing rhubarb over Rob Bell is yet another example of evangelicalism’s identity crisis. In a few weeks, we here at Internet Monk will be reviewing Michael Spencer’s classic series of articles on, “The Coming Evangelical Collapse.” I encourageContinue reading “Rachel Held Evans on Evangelicalism’s Future”
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