By Chaplain Mike Christianity Today’s top ten list of news stories from 2010 included one that prompted a lot of discussion here on Internet Monk: 8. Prominent Old Testament scholar Bruce Waltke resigns from Reformed Theological Seminary under pressure amid debate on the historicity of Adam. “If the data is overwhelmingly in favor of evolution,”Continue reading “Relating to Science, Our Neighbor”
Category Archives: Evangelical Issues
Programs Make Me Kranky
By Chaplain Mike For years, I spent a significant portion of my work life as a minister planning, creating, organizing, advertising, and presenting programs. For starters, each Sunday in our non-denominational church was a “program” of sorts. We approached the “worship” service in that way, at any rate. Our motive was to “make the mostContinue reading “Programs Make Me Kranky”
iMonk Classic: An Ideal Evangelicalism?
Classic iMonk Post by Michael Spencer From December 14, 2008 Note from CM: In the light of Michael Bell’s thought-provoking and discussion-inducing post of yesterday, I thought this classic Michael Spencer post could aid us in continuing the conversation. Somewhere in the previous orgy of comments I’ve had this week, someone asked me to writeContinue reading “iMonk Classic: An Ideal Evangelicalism?”
Escaping the Post-Evangelical Wilderness?
Michael Spencer wrote a post a couple of years ago entitled “Happy Enough Protestant“. It was his response to many inquiries as to why he did not convert to Roman Catholicism. While Michael was a “Happy Enough Protestant“, he was not a “Happy Enough Evangelical“. InternetMonk.com has been a window into why he was wanderingContinue reading “Escaping the Post-Evangelical Wilderness?”
3-D Christmas
By Chaplain Mike You just can’t stop technology. And apparently you can’t stop evangelicals from thinking that every new or improved technology that comes along should be used to “advance the Gospel.” And so we learn that Fellowship Church in Dallas, Texas (Pastor Ed Young) will be offering 21 Christmas services in 3-D at theirContinue reading “3-D Christmas”
Open Mic: Two Big Votes in Washington
By Chaplain Mike Yesterday, the U.S. Congress held well-publicized votes on two controversial pieces of legislation: the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy in the military regarding homosexuality, the “DREAM Act” that would have provided a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children. Though I normally don’t care toContinue reading “Open Mic: Two Big Votes in Washington”
Peterson on Jesus as the Way
By Chaplain Mike Yesterday, in the light of our “Disney-ization” post, a friend reminded me of an interview Eugene Peterson did with Christianity Today’s Mark Galli back in 2005 called, “Spirituality for All the Wrong Reasons.” This discussion between two of my favorite writers examines the “Jesus way” of living the spiritual life vs. variousContinue reading “Peterson on Jesus as the Way”
The Disney-ization of Faith
By Chaplain Mike NOTE from CM: Comments on this post are closed. Please join us on current posts for further discussion. • • • Let me say it right from the beginning — I have always enjoyed Disney movies and characters. From my infancy, when mom and dad took me to Disneyland, to my childhoodContinue reading “The Disney-ization of Faith”
Another Look: Evangelicalism and Special Seasons
By Chaplain Mike Note from CM: This article was originally posted on Dec. 2, 2009. As we prepare to mark Advent and Christmas again this year, I thought we might revisit it and discuss how our churches approach special seasons. When I ministered in suburban evangelical churches (nine years in one as worship pastor), thereContinue reading “Another Look: Evangelicalism and Special Seasons”
Guest Post: A Woman in Ministry
MOD NOTE: Angie merely summarized her position on women in ministry in this post. If you want to see a full expression of my Biblical position on egalitarianism, read “Why I Am an Egalitarian,” which I wrote in Sept. This will enable you to see the relevant Biblical texts without having to rehash them allContinue reading “Guest Post: A Woman in Ministry”
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