As a hospice chaplain, I work with a lot of older people. Lord willing, I will one day become “elderly” myself, as will most of us. Growing older, of course, has its own unique challenges, as does every season of life. If we face those challenges with God’s grace, we will be able to seeContinue reading “Blessed Are the Aging”
Category Archives: Laugh or else
Jesus Holds A Business Meeting
Last week, Adam Palmer sent me a series of tweets he had received from our mutual friend, Mark Riddle. Here are just a few. *Did Jesus always pray before his staff meetings? *I’m guessing Jesus’ administrative assistant was tough to get past. I’ll bet she protected him well. *And then Jesus said, “Go into theContinue reading “Jesus Holds A Business Meeting”
Peyton Manning, Frontman
Oh Peyton, we are going to miss you. As we in Indianapolis mourn the departure of Peyton Manning, we here at Internet Monk wondered if Jesus might have an opinion about it. Then we found this conversation from last fall, when our Colts were getting their brains beat out with Peyton on the sidelines. AsContinue reading “Peyton Manning, Frontman”
iMonk Classic: Stupid Ministry Tricks: The Best of My Bone-Headed Ministry Mistakes (+ A Bonus!)
Classic iMonk Post by Michael Spencer From June 2009 It came to me today that many of you have probably felt that this web site was remiss in offering practical encouragement to those who are laboring in the work of ministry. Here I am, 33+ years into this business, and I haven’t really shared muchContinue reading “iMonk Classic: Stupid Ministry Tricks: The Best of My Bone-Headed Ministry Mistakes (+ A Bonus!)”
Meet The Team
It’s a new year, and there may be some who have not been at the iMonastery for very long. Perhaps you don’t know the faces behind the names here, or the stories behind the faces behind the names. So I thought as we kick off 2012 we would start with a look at the iMonkContinue reading “Meet The Team”
Marshmallows
So this morning I wrote about why I need Advent, the real Advent, a real season of preparing my heart for the coming of the Savior. But I don’t mean I want to go about solemn-faced and somber for four weeks. I would have trouble doing that for four minutes. No, I want to enterContinue reading “Marshmallows”
Real Presence?
Comments now closed. My apologies to those who hold the following view. I don’t think your voice was fairly represented in our discussion earlier this week on the Lord’s Supper. I hope you were not offended, and that you will continue to participate in our ongoing conversation about this matter. Because I think your perspectiveContinue reading “Real Presence?”
Transformation!
Chaplain Mike BEFORE his sabbatical…
The Best College Application
This really has nothing to do with anything of importance, and you would probably be better off re-reading Chaplain Mike’s excellent discussions so far this week on the Gospel. But seeing as it is back-to-school time, and seeing as I thought we could all do with a bit of a laugh, and seeing as IContinue reading “The Best College Application”
The Parish System
By Chaplain Mike Apparently, American Christians are not the only ones plagued by the spirit of “consumerism” when it comes to their commitment to a local church. This cartoon is taken from the Dave Walker Guide to the Church, published by Canterbury Press. It originally appeared in the Church Times.
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