As we get ready for the third installment of the iMonk book club (Paul Copan’s Is God A Moral Monster? You have read it, haven’t you?), I wanted to start us off with a question. A question that touches the deadly third rail for many evangelicals. I was taught from the beginning of my ChristianContinue reading “Open Mic: How Should We View Israel?”
Category Archives: Jeff Dunn
Sunday Morning Meditation: Think On These Things
Our thought-starter as we prepare for worship this morning comes from the great United Methodist bishop and preacher, William H. Willimon and his book, Why Jesus? Sometimes people say, “God? Oh can’t say anything definitive about God. God is large, nebulous, and vague.” We wish. By rendering God into an abstract idea, we can beContinue reading “Sunday Morning Meditation: Think On These Things”
Saturday Ramblings 11.17.12
Thanksgiving is right around the corner (or, to be more accurate, five days away), iMonks, and we have a lot of cooking and cleaning to do to get ready for the big day. Damaris decided she was going to go vegetarian on us and insisted we serve up a “tofurkey,” whatever that is. Adam thinks those “turkeyContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings 11.17.12”
Pentecostals And Miracles
We have been looking at the topic of miracles, and Tim Stafford’s Miracles, this week. Lisa Dye walked us through a look at Stafford’s book on modern miracles, as well as helping with your comments. Before we leave this topic, I thought we would hear from Stafford on the topic of Pentecostals and why theyContinue reading “Pentecostals And Miracles”
Our Archived Faith
I often go back through the archives of this site, reading essays written by our founder, Michael Spencer. His words continue to challenge and encourage me as I walk in this evangelical minefield/post-evangelical wilderness. I got to know Michael by reading his older essays. Even as we then were author/agent, and then friends, the wayContinue reading “Our Archived Faith”
Spinning The Hits Backward
On Sunday I said I would try to play at least one request, and that is what I got: one request. iMonk reader Steve Scott asked me to talk about what happens when you play Led Zeppelin’s Stairway To Heaven backward. Ok Steve, here’s your long-distance request. First, a bit of background. I spent aContinue reading “Spinning The Hits Backward”
Open Mic: Miracles
We are looking at Tim Stafford’s Miracles this week as part of our iMonk book club. I went to a school where the words “Expect A Miracle” was written alongside the basketball court. (And some of the teams they had desperately needed a miracle to win.) In the circles I grew up in as aContinue reading “Open Mic: Miracles”
The Coming Week
We continue to do our best while Chaplain Mike takes a much-needed sabbatical this month. We are going to look at the second book in the iMonk book club this week, Tim Stafford’s Miracles. Lisa Dye will lead us through this book and this topic, one that is sure to provoke some very interesting stories fromContinue reading “The Coming Week”
Sunday Morning Meditation: Think On These Things
During the month of November we are starting your Sunday—and your week—off with a quote to help you focus on God’s grace as you head to your worship service. This morning we read from Robert Capon’s Between Noon And Three. The Gospel invites us to believe not that we are safe, provided, but that weContinue reading “Sunday Morning Meditation: Think On These Things”
Saturday Ramblings 11.10.12
Greetings, fellow iMonks. I’m your Synonymous Rambler, filling in for Jeff Dunn today. We thought Jeff could use the day off, so we sent him out for some chocolate milk. While he’s gone, I will do my best to entertain and enlighten you. And yes, I know I am called the “Synonymous Rambler” when itContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings 11.10.12”
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