All of these died in faith without having received the promises, but from a distance they saw and greeted them. They confessed that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth… – Hebrews 11:13 NRSV * * * All my life I’ve thought one day this wandering will be past. The place I seek willContinue reading “Always the Road”
Category Archives: Wilderness Journey
Leithart on “The Persistent Marginalization of the Eucharist”
Lent 2012: A Journey through the Wilderness Leithart on “The Persistent Marginalization of the Eucharist” “When the Sign seals the Word, the church becomes a communion of martyrs ready to bear the cross because they have consumed the cross.” • Peter Leithart, “Do This” (First Things) • • • Readers and emailers have brought PeterContinue reading “Leithart on “The Persistent Marginalization of the Eucharist””
Lenten Prayer Services: A Temple in the Wilderness
Lent 2012: A Journey through the Wilderness Lenten Prayer Services: A Temple in the Wilderness During Lent, I’ve had the privilege of leading prayer services at our church on Wed. evenings. Our pastor asked my wife and I to do this, using mostly contemporary music accompanied by piano and guitar. Each week I put aContinue reading “Lenten Prayer Services: A Temple in the Wilderness”
I Know It’s Not for Everyone, but I’ve Found an Oasis in the Mainline
Lent 2012: A Journey through the Wilderness I Know It’s Not for Everyone, but I’ve Found an Oasis in a Mainline Church In other essays here on Internet Monk, I have described my own journey through the post-evangelical wilderness. I grew up in a mainline church (United Methodist), but most of my spiritual journey hasContinue reading “I Know It’s Not for Everyone, but I’ve Found an Oasis in the Mainline”
iMonk Classic: The Unresolved Tensions of Evangelicalism (5)
Lent 2012: A Journey through the Wilderness The Unresolved Tensions of Evangelicalism, conclusion A classic Michael Spencer iMonk post from Nov. 2008 NOTE: On Sundays in Lent, we will run these classic essays from Michael Spencer on the evangelical wilderness. I now come to the last post in this series on The Unresolved Tensions ofContinue reading “iMonk Classic: The Unresolved Tensions of Evangelicalism (5)”
Preparing For Easter – A Lesson From Wilderness Adventures
Lent 2012: A Journey through the Wilderness Preparing for Easter: A Lesson from Wilderness Adventures (Mike Bell) • • • There is a little patch of wilderness I like to call my own. Covering about 200 square miles along the southern edge of the Canadian shield, it is rugged terrain, where pristine lakes and rockyContinue reading “Preparing For Easter – A Lesson From Wilderness Adventures”
Denise Spencer: Lost in Gethsemani
Lent 2012: A Journey through the Wilderness Lost in Gethsemani (Denise Spencer) Weeks ago Chaplain Mike asked the writers and myself to contribute content on the theme of “the wilderness.” I submitted one short poem and promised a longer piece, then waited for inspiration. This week I was still waiting. So, having difficulty writing aboutContinue reading “Denise Spencer: Lost in Gethsemani”
Lost in Gethsemani
Lent 2012: A Journey through the Wilderness Lost in Gethsemani (Denise Spencer) Weeks ago Chaplain Mike asked the writers and myself to contribute content on the theme of “the wilderness.” I submitted one short poem and promised a longer piece, then waited for inspiration. This week I was still waiting. So, having difficulty writing aboutContinue reading “Lost in Gethsemani”
iMonk Classic: The Unresolved Tensions of Evangelicalism (4)
Lent 2012: A Journey through the Wilderness The Unresolved Tensions of Evangelicalism, part 4 A classic Michael Spencer iMonk post from Nov. 2008 NOTE: On Sundays in Lent, we will run these classic essays from Michael Spencer on the evangelical wilderness. I am continuing my series on The Unresolved Tensions of Evangelicalism. Here is partContinue reading “iMonk Classic: The Unresolved Tensions of Evangelicalism (4)”
Songs in the Wilderness
The Book of Psalms is a wilderness book. The final composition of Israel’s “hymnal” took place during and after the Babylonian Exile. In its final form, it stands as a book with a unified, coherent message; it is not simply a collection of songs and poems. The first two psalms introduce the book. Psalm 1Continue reading “Songs in the Wilderness”
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