Thanks for a good discussion. Comments now closed. Since I wrote last week about the World Vision decisions on their hiring policy, a number of writers have contributed their thoughts to the issue. One post by Tony Campolo generated an interesting bit of discussion on facebook among a couple of my friends. Tony wrote: IContinue reading “What Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”
Category Archives: Evangelical Issues
Lies, Damn Lies, and [Church Divorce] Statistics
While the phrase did not originate with him, Mark Twain once quipped, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Statistics have always been an interest of mine, and it was my offer of statistical support for Michael Spencer’s “Coming Evangelical Collapse” that resulted in me starting to write for Internet Monk.Continue reading “Lies, Damn Lies, and [Church Divorce] Statistics”
When Science Changes…
In the year 1543, just before he died, Nicolaus Copernicus published “De revolutionibus orbium coelestium”. This treatise, in development for nearly 30 years, advanced the idea that the earth revolved around the sun (heliocentrism), rather than the long held idea that the earth was the center of the universe. It is unclear whether Reformer JohnContinue reading “When Science Changes…”
A Poorly Developed Picture
I have seen an article promoted in recent days around the web called “The Church’s Frightful Kodak Moment.” After reading it, I posted the link on the IM Bulletin Board and today I will say a few words about it, not because I agree with the piece, but because it is important for all ofContinue reading “A Poorly Developed Picture”
One Foot In The Wilderness
Michael Spencer kept looking over his shoulder. He was willing to express views that were not popular among others of his denomination and he expressed concern that there were individuals out there who were looking for opportunities to “report” him to the administrators at the school where he worked. I got a real sense ofContinue reading “One Foot In The Wilderness”
Am I an Evangelical?
How do I describe myself as a Christian? Am I an Evangelical? Can I call myself anything else? Let me give you a bit of background. I have attended seventeen different churches in my life. Each for a period of at least one year. Sixteen of them I attended since the age of eleven. FourteenContinue reading “Am I an Evangelical?”
Another Look: Let Them Eat Cake
In conjunction with this morning’s post, we present a rebroadcast of this interview with a renowned business leader. William Sola oversees franchises all across our country and around the world. This interview was first broadcast on June 1, 2010. * * * Reporter: Hello, today I’m with William Sola, great, great, great grandson of JackContinue reading “Another Look: Let Them Eat Cake”
Reconsider Jesus – Once Saved Always Saved?
The following is an excerpt from Michael Spencer’s upcoming book: Reconsider Jesus – A fresh look at Jesus from the Gospel of Mark. This week we are continuing with some of his thoughts on The Seed and the Soil from Mark 4:1-8; 13-20 that we introduced two weeks ago. Michael Spencer’s thoughts on Mark ChapterContinue reading “Reconsider Jesus – Once Saved Always Saved?”
As Long as We Approach the Bible This Way, We’re in Trouble
I will confess: I have been away from this kind of thinking for quite awhile now, so whenever I hear a clear example of it, I am almost shocked at how silly it sounds to me at this point in my journey. I saw a post recently by Pastor/Evangelist Greg Laurie with this title: WhereContinue reading “As Long as We Approach the Bible This Way, We’re in Trouble”
Another Look: Is This a Church?
An excerpt from a post by Chaplain Mike, February 2011 My take on what has happened over the course of the last forty years is as follows. In evangelicalism in particular, we have raised a whole generation of Christians who were discipled not so much by traditional local churches as by parachurch ministries and churches that haveContinue reading “Another Look: Is This a Church?”
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