By Chaplain Mike I’d like to pose an Open Mic question today to our entire Internet Monk community. I’d like input from readers in the United States reflecting our own self-awareness (or lack thereof). I’d also like to get perspectives from our international participants. This question finds its genesis in a post by theologian RogerContinue reading “Open Mic: Heresy Hunters and The “American Spirit””
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Open Mic: Why So Little “Impact”?
By Chaplain Mike I am catching up with some books that I have wanted to read for some time. One is James Davidson Hunter’s, To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World, a provocative look at how we understand and call Christians to participate in the church’sContinue reading “Open Mic: Why So Little “Impact”?”
I’m Speechless, How Do You Respond?
By Chaplain Mike UPDATE: Read this “Open Letter to John MacArthur” from an Egyptian American at Recovering Evangelical. I hope this doesn’t ruin your upcoming weekend, but I’m going to post some remarkable words by John MacArthur for your consideration and discussion today. I came across this interview with brother John at the Christian PostContinue reading “I’m Speechless, How Do You Respond?”
Open Mic: Teaching about Creation
By Chaplain Mike Internet Monk reader Ben sent in the following question, asking for counsel from our IM community. Dear Chaplain Mike, On Friday, I’ve got 30 minutes to talk to a group of 11-13 year-olds about ‘creation and evolution’. They haven’t studied anything about either at school, and in the context of the churchContinue reading “Open Mic: Teaching about Creation”
What Has Changed?
By Chaplain Mike Today, I want to have us simply compare two statements by pastors of large churches. The contrast between the two was, to me, striking. The first was made by Richard Halverson a long time ago. In his 1972 book, How I Changed My Thinking about the Church, Halverson, staff pastor in aContinue reading “What Has Changed?”
Relating to Science, Our Neighbor
By Chaplain Mike Christianity Today’s top ten list of news stories from 2010 included one that prompted a lot of discussion here on Internet Monk: 8. Prominent Old Testament scholar Bruce Waltke resigns from Reformed Theological Seminary under pressure amid debate on the historicity of Adam. “If the data is overwhelmingly in favor of evolution,”Continue reading “Relating to Science, Our Neighbor”
Open Mic: Election Day
By Chaplain Mike I have a mantra: “I am about the most a-political person you will ever meet.” That’s why we don’t talk much about the subject here on Internet Monk. Generally, I have little interest in politics, except on a pragmatic level. I like to think that’s a theologically valid perspective. As Paul wrote,Continue reading “Open Mic: Election Day”
Open Mic: Is Narnia too Scary for Kids?
By Chaplain Mike On her•meneutics, Christianity Today’s blog for women, Elrena Evans has written a post called, “Why There’s No Narnia in Our Home.” I’d like to hear your opinions on it today. It turns out that Ms. Evans takes a very aggressive role in controlling the reading material to which her children are exposed.Continue reading “Open Mic: Is Narnia too Scary for Kids?”
Evangelicalism’s “New Day”?
By Chaplain Mike Over at Jesus Creed, Scot McKnight muses on the meaning of Al Mohler getting a cover story in Christianity Today. For Scot, this marks a significant shift in evangelicalism. It shows that some of the most prominent and powerful leaders in what is called evangelicalism today are trying to bend it backContinue reading “Evangelicalism’s “New Day”?”
Open Mic: What Are You Hearing about Hell?
By Chaplain Mike Yesterday’s Gospel story of Lazarus and the rich man raised some of the usual questions about the afterlife, the judgment, heaven and hell, and the eternal destinies of humans. Today, over at Jesus Creed Scot McKnight is hosting some discussion the subject and I thought we might do the same. At thisContinue reading “Open Mic: What Are You Hearing about Hell?”
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