I am continuing reposting the 2005 series on Mental Illness. Is there mental illness in the Bible? This question seeks to move us toward the question of mental illness and the Gospel. The focus of the Bible is Jesus Christ. When we talk about anything else as it is presented in the Bible, we mustContinue reading “iMonk 101: Is there Mental Illness in the Bible?”
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iMonk 101: Is Mental Illness Demonic?
I am continuing to repost my 2005 series on “The Christian and Mental Illness.” This post, “Is Mental Illness Demonic?” has been edited considerably from the original. This post will deal with some controversial ideas. I am not pretending to have the last word on any Biblical text or any person’s mental illness. My primaryContinue reading “iMonk 101: Is Mental Illness Demonic?”
iMonk 101: The Christian and Mental Illness II: Is There Such A Thing As Mental Illness?
This is the second in a series I did in November of 2005 on Christians and Mental Illness. Looking back at the comments that this post prompted, it’s apparent that many Christians are deeply suspicious of any model of dealing with problems of mental and emotional health other than using the Bible. This is aContinue reading “iMonk 101: The Christian and Mental Illness II: Is There Such A Thing As Mental Illness?”
iMonk 101: The Christian and Mental Illness (Introductory Questions)
I did a five part series on this topic in November of 2005. I’m going to rerun those 2005 posts over the next few days. Several times a week, I have to read folders containing psychological evaluations of prospective students. They are often quite daunting and detailed. The stories range from ordinary to nightmarish andContinue reading “iMonk 101: The Christian and Mental Illness (Introductory Questions)”
iMonk 101: Baptist Holy Days of Obligation
My wife’s journey to Catholicism has inspired some fun around here. Here’s a post from August 2008 that generated a hundred comments at the time. Surely worth another go around. My wife sent me an email this morning. I keep forgetting to tell you that there’s an obligatory Mass this week (for the Solemnity ofContinue reading “iMonk 101: Baptist Holy Days of Obligation”
It was a bad post and here’s my excuse
I shouldn’t have reposted my post on “I Want My Sermon On The Mount Back.” It was a bad post, and I’m retracting this repost. The original is intact and these comments are here, though closed. 1) I’ve had a brutal week. Good friend in Markey Cancer Center with leukemia. Conflicts at work. Finals. DeniseContinue reading “It was a bad post and here’s my excuse”
iMonk 101: To Be or Not To Be or Why I’m Not A Young Earth Creationist
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 better now, though the seeds of young earth creationism haveContinue reading “iMonk 101: To Be or Not To Be or Why I’m Not A Young Earth Creationist”
From the Classic iMonk Archives (2002): I Have My Doubts
Not a piece on atheism, but an honest recounting of doubt and faith in my life. From 2002. Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!”- Mark 9:24 Let’s start with bugs. Bugs have always….well…bugged me. They bite me. Wasps hate me. Mosquitoes swarm around me. Gnats headContinue reading “From the Classic iMonk Archives (2002): I Have My Doubts”
iMonk 101: Josh Strodtbeck on the Lutheran View of God’s Sovereignty
NOTE: This is part of a series of questions I did last year with Lutheran friend Josh Strodtbeck on how the sovereignty of God enters into issues of tragedy using the Lutheran theological framework. Very relevant to our discussion this week. If you want all of these – 5 posts- then search “Strodtbeck” in theContinue reading “iMonk 101: Josh Strodtbeck on the Lutheran View of God’s Sovereignty”
iMonk 101: Alastair Roberts on “The Denominational Church”
Looking over recent comments and emails, it occured to me that many of you would benefit from the writing of Alastair Roberts- a former IM favorite blogger now semi-retired- who wrote some of the most helpful thoughts about the church I’ve ever read. In fact, I carry around the originals in my brief bag allContinue reading “iMonk 101: Alastair Roberts on “The Denominational Church””
The Internet Monk Archives 