Since we were trapped in a car for 7 hours together, Joel and I debated/discussed a topic that we’ve disagreed about for some time: The usefulness of the idea of a “Christian Worldview.”
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A Letter To Andrew and Other Young Artists Injured By The Church
[The following letter is an opportunity to talk to the many Christian young people who feel disapproval from family and church in their pursuit of an artistic vocation. In my experience, many of these young people abandon their Christian faith as they go through rejection and misunderstanding. This letter is an encouragement and some adviceContinue reading “A Letter To Andrew and Other Young Artists Injured By The Church”
An iMonkish Quiet Time: My Most Helpful Devotional Resources
One of the blessings- and I truly mean that- of the Internet Monk web site has been the amount of mail I receive. Of the various kinds of mail, some always contains questions from readers. Often the writer is seeking advice, or resources or counsel. Depending on how appropriate it is for me to beContinue reading “An iMonkish Quiet Time: My Most Helpful Devotional Resources”
One Stubborn Text That Refuses to Go Away: What Does The New Testament Teach About Unbelievers In Public Worship?
The following is my contribution to a question that is dominating discussion among evangelicals: Should worship be “seeker sensitive?” What kind of worship experience should we seek when we want to reach out to the unbelievers in our culture? The New Testament was written by believers and to believers in Jesus Christ and the Gospel.Continue reading “One Stubborn Text That Refuses to Go Away: What Does The New Testament Teach About Unbelievers In Public Worship?”
Who Let The Theologians In Here? (The SBC, that is.)
UPDATE: I have revised and updated several parts of this essay, to make a few things more clear….and probably less palatable. Russell Moore, Southern Baptist scholar and writer at Touchstone’s Mere Comments blog, dashed off this line a few days ago: The stakes have been raised in the last twenty-four hours as the SBC’s mostContinue reading “Who Let The Theologians In Here? (The SBC, that is.)”
God Of The Hubble Universe
One of my life-long loves is astronomy. I’ve owned some very nice telescopes, and I’ve spent many a clear, cold winter night out on someone’s farm, looking at the glories of the heavens. Since I was a child of the golden age of the space program, my interest in astronomy and NASA made me aContinue reading “God Of The Hubble Universe”
A Few Thoughts On Postmodernism
1) I’ve read two introductions to Postmodernism, and both have convinced me that the term has at least four distinct applications that are quite varied. 2) Postmodernism is not a coherent “school” of philosophy, but a description of methods, authors, points of view, types of analysis, questions, reactions….iows a whole potpourri of items gathered aroundContinue reading “A Few Thoughts On Postmodernism”
On Faith's Crumbling Edge: Restoring The Uprooted Assurance Of The Ordinary Christian
Update 6/10/05: Those reading this essay and disagreeing with me might want to check out two other iMonk pieces: When I am Weak and Our Problem With Grace. Both cover my views on sin in the life of the Christian and the Grace that brings assurance in Jesus. I’ve been thinking about the subject ofContinue reading “On Faith's Crumbling Edge: Restoring The Uprooted Assurance Of The Ordinary Christian”
"Is Jesus Truly The Point?"
Steve, a reader of the previous essay on this site, writes in the comment threads: This is something I’ve thought alot about, and haven’t come to a conclusion. Maybe you guys have some thoughts. -Is Jesus truly the point? Without wanting to blaspheme, I sometimes wonder if by sticking on Jesus we miss other attributesContinue reading “"Is Jesus Truly The Point?"”
The Preeminent Question
Update: Those of you who like this post would probably enjoy reading four previous IM essays, all hopefully helpful on this topic. A Conversation In God’s Kitchen: Thoughts About The Bible On Christless Preaching A Simple Statement on the Inspiration of the Bible Magic Books, Grocery Lists and Silent Messiahs While discussing the doctrine ofContinue reading “The Preeminent Question”
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