Internet Monk Radio Podcast #105

This and That, Some Keller, How I agree/differ with the God Journey Guys, Why Can't We Find A Church?

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Tim Keller on Religion and the Gospel

Issues Etc.

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The Post-Evangelical Bookshelf: A Beginner's Reading List For Finding Your Way In The Evangelical Wilderness

I've been doing an interview on "Post-Evangelicalism," and I thought it would be a good time to list some of the books that define post-evangelicalism for me.

First of all, a brief definition: Post-evangelicalism is a way of relating to the present seriously …

Open Thread: Panera Ecclesiology

Andy Naselli recounts a conversation his wife overheard at Panera Bread between two men a) griping abut a woman who wouldn't sleep with them and b) discussing their church preferences.

Maybe you've heard Michael Horton and the White Horse Inn guys talk about how the …

Coffee Cup Apologetics 45

Podcast 45 Spirituality or Christianity? (Is it OK to talk about "spirituality," given the bad use of the word?)

The podcast web site is Coffee Cup Apologetics.

New Posts at Jesus Shaped Spirituality

I have two new posts at JSS in a series called "Where's Jesus?" (And Part two. Part three is on the way.) It's some of the exegetical material I'll be using in my message Sunday a.m. at church.

Be sure and add Jesus Shaped Spirituality to your readers, and let others …

They Bought Me, and I'm Glad

Ordination: I was ordained to the Gospel ministry by a Southern Baptist congregation in 1980, but you won't hear me have a lot to say about ordination. I believe in it, but in a minimalist kind of way. I don't believe in titles. (Not calling someone Father or Reverend …

What Will It Be For The Institution? Blind Loyalty or Naive Criticism?

This may be one of those posts that ought to appear over at JSS, because it has a lot to do with what Jesus was doing when he was on earth and how it continues today.

Tom Schwegler: Why Contemporary Music Makes Congregational Singing Difficult.

IM reader Tom sent me some responses to the Riff on "The Slow Death of Congregational Singing." I thought his comments were well worth posting here for your reading and discussion.

Thanks Tom.

Michael,

I don't read your work as much as I used to, but I caught and …

Ben Witherington Reviews "The Shack"

I'm very glad that Dr. Ben Witherington has gotten around to reviewing William P Young's The Shack on his blog, and has given a very balanced, critical and generous review. This is exactly what we need, as opposed to what we got from some of the reformed reviewers who …

Internet Monk Radio Podcast #104

Stuff I'm listening to, concert thoughts, Rick Warren and generic evangelicals, Dispatches from the Evangelical Wilderness Part 3.

Intro music by Rhodes. Closing music by Randy Stonehill.

Woodland Hills Church (Greg Boyd)

Speaking of Faith

John Crowder

Pirate Christian …

New Interview at Jesus Shaped Spirituality + Site Note

I have a new interview up at Jesus Shaped Spirituality with John Frye, author of the outstanding book, Jesus the Pastor.

A lot of readers have dropped me emails and comments about the coloration problem on this site in Firefox 3 and Internet Explorer. Aside from the …

Recommendation: Is Christianity Good for the World? and A Primer on Worship and Reformation, both by Douglas Wilson

I quit calling myself a Calvinist in 2006, and I really moved theologically to other theological convictions in the following months. Today I love my Calvinist friends, but I'm not one of them. One of the primary reasons for my shift was my inability to identify my own …

A.J. Jacobs talks about "The Year of Living Biblically"

NOTE: I am not recommending this man's book. Jacobs isn't a Christian or even a serious Jew. He's a writer who does experiments to sell books. This one should be of interest to anyone who reads the Bible seriously. If posting this has offended some of you, sorry.

Chronicle of the Journey

Back in the day, many of you counted on me to write about my personal journey. As I'm sure you've noticed, almost all of that kind of material has gone into storage or been deleted. Hopefully, this piece will recalibrate us all on the journey, but not cause quite the …

Recommendations: Just Courage by Gary Haugen, Red Letters and Fields of the Fatherless by Tom Davis

One of the most optimistic developments in evangelicalism is the broadening commitment to issues of justice and compassion, especially among younger evangelicals. This has been reflected in many areas of evangelical life, especially in the proliferation of justice and …

Coffee Cup Apologetics 44

Podcast 44 Questions on The Shack, Denominational Apologetics, and Homosexuality and Apologetics.

The podcast web site is Coffee Cup Apologetics.

Recommendation: New Birth or Rebirth? Jesus Talks With Krishna by Ravi Zacharias

Ravi Zacharias continues his Conversations With Jesus Series with New Birth and Rebirth: Jesus Talks With Krishna. (Other available titles in the series on on the same order page.)

Those of us who appreciate Ravi Zacharias as a mentor and teacher have enjoyed these …

Recommendation: Christ Walks Where Evil Reigned by Emmanuel Kolini and Peter Holmes

Many evangelicals have an interest in Rwanda as a place where short and long term mission efforts are becoming more common. Two of my fellow staff members are quite possibly on their way to Rwanda as career missionaries. Resources on Rwanda are not easy to find. While …

Ortland: Reduced to Jesus Only

From Ray Ortland's blog, by way of 9 Marks.

Whatever divides us emotionally from other Bible-believing, Christ-honoring Christians is a "plus" we're adding to the gospel. It is the Galatian impulse of self-exaltation. It can even become a club with which we bash other …

Internet Monk Radio Podcast #103

Back to work, I hate voice mail, Conventional Wisdom Addicts, Element's vision; Dispatches from the Evangelical Wilderness Part 2: Three Critiques of Evangelicalism.

Intro music by Rhodes. Closing music by Randy Stonehill.

Element Community's Bold As Love Vision.

Pirate …