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Preparing to Meet the Void

In a few days, Denise and I are going to make a change in our lives. We’re both 52. The kids are gone. No grandkids yet. Thirty years together. We’ve always had television. In a few days, we’re getting rid of it. Dish TV will unhook the Dish, and we won’t have any television reception.Continue reading “Preparing to Meet the Void”

How are you going to fight that fight?

Trevin Wax and many, many other blogs have reported the story of the death of a baby born alive during an abortion procedure in Florida. Trevin calls this the pinnacle of wickedness, and no rational, morally sensitive person would disagree. But we don’t live in a rational or morally coherent age. In the very sameContinue reading “How are you going to fight that fight?”

Believing the Bible: A Place To Start or Stop?

Let’s say you’re sitting around talking with a group of friends, some of whom are Christians and some aren’t. A subject comes up; for example, marriage. People share their stories, their thoughts, their accumulated wisdom. After a moment, one of the Christians present begins to speak. He speaks longer. His tone is different. He’s quotingContinue reading “Believing the Bible: A Place To Start or Stop?”

Amy Welborn’s husband, Michael Dubruiel 1958-2009

Donations to the Welborn family can be sent through paypal or other credit cards here. UPDATE: If you haven’t visited Amy’s blog, she’s asking folks who want to help to simply buy Michael’s books. She can’t fill orders from her site, but says buy them from anywhere. So there you go. Protestant friends might findContinue reading “Amy Welborn’s husband, Michael Dubruiel 1958-2009”

Pastor Wyman Richardson: “Jesus Is Lord”

Liturgical Gangsta Dr. Wyman Richardson is a Southern Baptist pastor in Georgia. He recently was invited to do a “devotional” for the Georgia House of Representatives. Looks like preaching to me. It’s a great talk, and while we don’t have an mp3, the text is on his website at Walking Together. Outstanding job, Dr. Richardson.Continue reading “Pastor Wyman Richardson: “Jesus Is Lord””

Liturgical Gangstas 5: “When Were You Saved?”

Welcome to IM’s popular regular feature, “The Liturgical Gangstas,” a panel discussion among different liturgical traditions represented in the Internet Monk audience. Who are the Gangstas? Father Ernesto Obregon is an Eastern Orthodox priest. Rev. Peter Vance Matthews is an Anglican priest and founding pastor of an AMIA congregation. Dr. Wyman Richardson is a pastorContinue reading “Liturgical Gangstas 5: “When Were You Saved?””

Recommendation and Review: Return to Rome by Francis Beckwith

I’m going assume that you either know, or can find on the net, the basic story of who is Francis Beckwith and why he is a person of interest in the current evangelical-Roman Catholic encounter. Let’s just say that when one of the leading academic ethicists in evangelicalism and the President of the Evangelical TheologicalContinue reading “Recommendation and Review: Return to Rome by Francis Beckwith”

Spiritual Depression and the Search For the One True Church (I’d like to hear the opinion of the room.)

The following comment appeared in the Losing God comment thread. Please read it, with special consideration of what is said, not the person saying it (whom I don’t know and neither do you.) I do not struggle with “Is Christianity true?” vs atheism, Islam, Hinduism etc. My “spiritual depression” is caused by the continual duelingContinue reading “Spiritual Depression and the Search For the One True Church (I’d like to hear the opinion of the room.)”

iMonk 101: “Mr. Spencer, How Would You Like Your Crow?”

UPDATE: Read how Obama and Warren defied the culture war, from the current Christian Century. Here’s a reposting of my official withdrawal from the ranks of predictable critics of Rick Warren. I was wrong, and I said so. This first appeared at IM November 1st, 2007. BTW, I think more highly of Warren now thanContinue reading “iMonk 101: “Mr. Spencer, How Would You Like Your Crow?””