Living In One Room

In Screwtape Letter 10, the senior tempter reminds Wormwood that, as much as possible, he should strive to have his patient lead two completely separate and parallel lives.

It's basic demonic advice, and few of us would need much explanation. Someone ought to add that's …

iMonk 101: From 11/07: The Ecclesiastes Attitude

It is the tradition of this web site to hear my confessions, my struggles and my emotions. This is what is what was on my table in November of '07. I can't explain it to you; all I can do is write and pray. Trusting God is hard. His ways are not my ways, and his ways …

Talk Hard II: Defending Dissent

The Original Talk Hard: Defending the Role of the Critic in Christianity. Lots I would change in that essay, but it still holds up 6 years or so later.

Recently, I received an email from someone who has been a longtime reader of this blog, giving his reasons for being a …

Yellow Mountain Imports

This post will win the award for having the least to do with anything theological.

I'm a chess player (bad) and a collector of chess sets (good.) Since the TV is gone, I'm taking a second look at the board game situation, and I got interested in learning Chinese Chess, …

From Liberty Mountain to Mt. Ararat (or Send Me The Money Instead)

UPDATE: "Laugh or else" is a category that ought to only be used by people with a sense of humor. All others just stay clear. Apparently poking fun at Ark hunters qualifies me as an angry, Bible rejecting heretic. Well, I'd like to thank all the little people who made …

Riffs: 02:09:09: Cormac Murphy-O'Connor on Darwin and Faith

Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor has an opinion piece in the Times that affirms the Roman Catholic position: faith and science have no problems, and evolution and Christianity are compatible.

This week we will be celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles …

Shack Resources from Brian Russell

Methodist pastor and scholar Brian Russell has a blog of resources to use in studying The Shack. The pdf presentations and slide summaries he's produced should be very helpful to many Internet Monk readers. Thanks to BHT fellow Matthew Johnson for this hat tip.

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 …

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 …

It's a Comedy Bit...I think...It does sound familiar...

One Paragraph Reviews: Olson on The Shack, Tickle on The Great Emergence, Bowman and Komoszewski on The Deity of Christ

One paragraph book reviews today. Getting right to the point, which busy people should appreciate.

Finding God in the Shack by Roger Olson (IVP). Olson is one of the most vigorous theological authors willing to take on the reformed intelligensia, as can be seen in his …

David Sessions Riffs on "The Coming Evangelical Collapse"

I appreciate the good work of David Sessions at Patrol Magazine. He's breaking new ground everyday. If you want the same beat as Relevant, but with more intelligence, wit and edge, hit Patrol and make it a regular feed.

Patrol editor David Sessions takes on my "Coming …

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 …

Twenty-Five Sortof Random Things I Do and Don't Believe

Relax. It's not a meme. Nor should it become one. Though, I feel divinely led to tag....

1. I don't believe gay marriage is the biggest threat to the family. Not by anything approaching a long shot. I've worked with thousands of students in my life, and the messed up …

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 …

Archbishop Williams Loses His Mind

Church of England Archbishop Rowan Williams has clearly lost his mind.

What he's asking of churches is.....it's.....well.........

In these times when the church has the opportunity to show great film clips, debate homosexuality, have a kickin' band and Comedy Central in …

Christine Wicker: The Internet Monk Interview with the Author of Fall of the Evangelical Nation

UPDATE: I'm just curious: do some of you always descend into railing preacher mode when you encounter a person who isn't on the same page as you, or is today just not your day?

Internet Monk.com is extremely honored to have Christine Wicker in the house for the IM …

iMonk 101: Gospel Relevance = Gospel Application

Considering the discussion on treating servers like Jesus would, this seemed like a good post to resurrect. From April of 07.

Studying Acts with my students, it's freshly clear to me that the immediate struggle of the early Christians was not only, or even particularly, …

Site News

The next few days I have the usual menu of activities in the real world- preaching twice this week, 5 classes a day, etc.- plus some extras: prep for Poetry Slam '09, setting up my new computer, interviews, recording 5 Bible Studies for the local radio station. So …

Open Thread: What are some Christians thinking when they justify rudeness with religion?

I'm not trying to promote a pile-on here, but this story effectively points out something I've experienced many times.

It's a story about Christians justifying rudeness with religion. Here's the short version, but you'll want to read all of what the original poster had …