Some of you are asking about my views on homosexuality. I said just about everything I have to say about the topic of homosexuality in the IM essay “In The Gay Old Summertime.” Though written several years ago when my kids were watching “Queer Eye,” it still expresses my own response to this issue asContinue reading “In The Gay Old Summertime Revisited”
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Buchanan on Sabbath + The Sanity Verses Revisited
I think some of us need to hear the good news of sabbath and refreshment. Wow. A great book from a great writer: Mark Buchanan on “The Rest of God.” It’s the finest exploration of the role of the sabbath in the life of the Christian I have ever read. Simply superb and a delightContinue reading “Buchanan on Sabbath + The Sanity Verses Revisited”
Do you ever doubt your Christian beliefs?
“Michael, do you ever doubt your Christian beliefs?” Yes. I do. In fact, I’ve written an entire essay on the subject of my personal doubts: I Have My Doubts. It’s an IM favorite. While it’s more confessional than comprehensive, it does address the subject of doubt, the depth of doubt, and the path of myContinue reading “Do you ever doubt your Christian beliefs?”
What Do I Mean by Post-Evangelical?
My son Clay asked me the other day, “What do you mean by post-evangelical?” That deserves a good answer. Let’s start with this: By evangelical, I do not mean, as some on the Internet have labored to prove, a line of Christianity extending from the Reformation through Calvinism to a handful of modern day independentContinue reading “What Do I Mean by Post-Evangelical?”
Driscoll Reruns
Since Mark Driscoll clearly bothers some people to the point of issuing ultimatums and accusations that are utterly fantastic- like claiming Driscoll started Emergent and is to blame for all its worst tendencies- I’ll rerun my piece on “Why Mark Driscoll Bothers You,” plus a few other relevant oldies but goodies. Read “Why Mark DriscollContinue reading “Driscoll Reruns”
The Boat in the Backyard: A Father’s Depression and a Boy Who Finally Understands
This piece about my dad, and how his depression impacted my life, is a statement of my faith in Jesus Christ, the one whose Gospel gives hope to dads and sons everywhere. This is the story of how I was robbed, and blessed, at the same time, by the same man. And how God givesContinue reading “The Boat in the Backyard: A Father’s Depression and a Boy Who Finally Understands”
A Guide For The Cussin’ Christian by leif rigney
With all the discussion of the horrors of bad language being tossed around the reformed Baptist watchblogosphere these days, I hate to tell everyone that the final word on this matter was written long ago, in the dim mists of time that began this blog. Yes, one leif “Eric” rigney penned “A Guide For TheContinue reading “A Guide For The Cussin’ Christian by leif rigney”
Serious About Merton?
Then we discover what the spiritual life really is. It is not a matter of doing one good thing rather than another, of praying in one way rather than in another. It is not a matter of any special psychological effect in our own soul. It is the silence of our whole being in compunctionContinue reading “Serious About Merton?”
A Conversation In God's Kitchen
I am reprinting this essay by request and in order to get it into the search engine. If I were writing this today, a few things would be changed, but it is still by best contribution in regard to my own belief about the nature of Christian scripture. Another helpful essay is “Magic Books, GroceryContinue reading “A Conversation In God's Kitchen”
"Does The Story Matter?" Revisited
The following essay comes from December of 2004. It is copyrighted, and may not be used except by permission and in its entirety. Do our individual stories matter? It’s an important, humanizing question that I believe Jesus answered profoundly in his ministry. Does The Story Matter?
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