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The Distinquished Faculty of the IM School of Blogging

At the Asbury Bloggers Society meeting last night, we had a wide ranging discussion on various aspects of blogging and ministerial formation at the seminary level. One of my suggestions was that a blogger develop a list of “teaching” blogs that exhibit and demonstrate excellence. Use these blogs to ask yourself questions about your ownContinue reading “The Distinquished Faculty of the IM School of Blogging”

iMonk 101: Magic Books, Grocery Lists and Silent Messiahs: How Rightly Approaching the Bible Shapes the Entire Christian Life

Here’s one of my favorite major essays on Biblical interpretation. Lots of important ideas here that I’ve put together in my own approach to scripture. Yes, it’s a long one, but I think it will be worth the time for those interested in the subject. Learning to read the Bible in a way that putsContinue reading “iMonk 101: Magic Books, Grocery Lists and Silent Messiahs: How Rightly Approaching the Bible Shapes the Entire Christian Life”

Ten Reasons I Don’t Read Your Blog

I will be suing Jared Wilson. Get lawyered up. All resemblance to any actual, existing blogs is purely coincidental. I couldn’t possibly be referring to you. Seriously though, I do want to be helpful. I can work on many of these things myself, otherwise they wouldn’t be in my head to tell you. 1. It’sContinue reading “Ten Reasons I Don’t Read Your Blog”

iMonk 101: Grace Is As Dangerous As Ever

Here’s a good piece (I think) from the Spring of last year: Grace is as Dangerous as Ever. You can’t talk about grace too much around the blogosphere as far as I am concerned. When grace is understood, you either get in the flow or you resist the Spirit. One is scary and the otherContinue reading “iMonk 101: Grace Is As Dangerous As Ever”

iMonk 101: Can I Have My Bible Back? A Guest Post by Joel Hunter

UPDATE: Joel has made an extensive explanation and defense of his “Story or proposition?” argument from this post over at the Boar’s Head. Be sure and check it out if you’ve read this. I’ll be back to blogging in a day or so, but until then I want to re-run this fantastic IM essay byContinue reading “iMonk 101: Can I Have My Bible Back? A Guest Post by Joel Hunter”

iMonk 101: Inerrancy Posts

There are several posts here at Internet Monk that relate to the post and discussion of inerrancy and escalating theological rhetoric. C.S. Lewis and Inerrancy. Five Reasons I Don’t Use the Term Inerrancy. Ten Questions On the Bible. Answers Not In Genesis. A Conversation in God’s Kitchen. (My major essay on the Bible.) Conrad Hyers:Continue reading “iMonk 101: Inerrancy Posts”

iMonk 101: I’m Not A Conservative Christian

iMonk 101 features essays from the IM archives. Well, I’ve been trying to post for over an hour. Wrote and dumped a new piece twice. Then this one went nuts. I think I’ll go to bed. I’m Not A Conservative Christian A good post for this political season, exploring the relationship between our political conservatismContinue reading “iMonk 101: I’m Not A Conservative Christian”

Where have you gone, Thomas Merton?

This essay would be appreciated most by those who read my essay recounting my history of appreciating Roman Catholicism. Sadly, I could not write that essay today. I took an hour out of my time this afternoon and reread a large section of Thomas Merton’s outstanding spiritual biography, The Seven Storey Mountain. I was lookingContinue reading “Where have you gone, Thomas Merton?”