Internet Monk Radio Podcast #109

Depression and Spiritual Depression.

Check out my other blog at Jesus Shaped Spirituality.

Our sponsor, New Reformation Press.

Music by Rhodes, Sun Like Blood and Randy Stonehill.

Open Thread: So Where Does A Baptist Go For Spiritual Formation?

UPDATE: My apologies for tolerating the troll.

So....imagine that a Baptist (or other evangelical)- like my dear wife used to be, for example- were to decide that he or she wanted to deepen their spiritual life; to grow spiritually and in spiritual disciplines; to seek …

Coffee Cup Apologetics 47

Podcast 46 Thoughts on how it feels to be evangelized.

Bumper Music by Greenroom, "Spy Beats."

The podcast web site is Coffee Cup Apologetics.

Congregationalism First, Evangelicalism Later

In the November 2007 Issue of Touchstone Magazine, there's a fascinating forum/symposium on "Evangelicalism Today." It's available in its entirety on the Touchstone website, and it is well worth your time. Such diverse voices as Russell Moore, Daryl Hart, John Franke …

Another Big Thank You + Free Christmas Program

I want to say another very big thank you to those of you who contributed in any way toward the "Vintage Jesus" curriculum project. The materials and study guides are excellent and we have enough to use in the Bible department and our campus ministry program. Your …

The Frank Viola Project (And Why You Should Take It Seriously)

OK. I cheated. I maybe kindof promised a review, but after reading the books, I decided I didn't want to join the debate. I wanted to say something else, namely this: Agree or disagree, Viola is doing what evangelicals are too cowardly to do these days, and what we're …

Recommendation: The (Lutheran) Treasury of Daily Prayer

For the past several days I've been browsing a pre-publication copy of a new product from Concordia Press called The Treasury of Daily Prayer.

I have to admit that I've never been particularly excited about any book called "Treasury." It's a title I'd be reluctant to …

Isaiah Six Reviews The Baptist Hymnal 2008

I am very interested in hymnals as the best conservators of a broad, deep and diverse selection of worship music for the church today. A good hymnal is a post-evangelical's friend.

The Baptist Hymnal (also called The Worship Hymnal) 2008 has been reviewed at Isaiah Six …

iMonk 101: The Original...The One...The Only....Wretched Urgency

Back by popular demand, the iMonk essay that should have sold a thousand t-shirts by now: Wretched Urgency.

When I think of people beating themselves up with guilt and beating other people up with a guilt-inducing God, I always think of this essay and the stupefying …

Don't Give Up On Grace

Lots of times, there's something I want to write about, but it's just too close to the real world where I live and work, so I have to find a way to not put something out here that's going to get me in more trouble than I've already been in over this blog.

But seriously, …

"It Seems the Joy of the Lord Isn't Your Strength" (An iMonk 101 Post)

Yes, that's one of the comments I've received via e-mail regarding the official iMonk photograph.

(And- at least in my experience- it's always a woman. Why is that? Does maternal instinct want to see baby smile?)

I've been fighting this battle for quite some time, and I …

Internet Monk Radio Podcast #108

More on covenant church membership, and thoughts on post-evangelicalism and evangelism (Don't forget it).

Check out my other blog at Jesus Shaped Spirituality.

Our sponsor, New Reformation Press.

Music by Rhodes and Randy Stonehill.

Out for a couple of days

I won't be posting again until Saturday. The next two days include two trips to Lexington. Then I want to get the podcasts up, so this might be a good time to spend some time in the IM archives. Remember that when you get to the bottom of a page, there are more posts on …

The Church Membership Question: Interview with Dr. Nathan Finn

It's a genuine honor to have Dr. Nathan Finn, Assistant Professor of Church History at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, as my guest today at InternetMonk.com. Dr. Finn is one of the new academic voices in SBC life speaking strongly for a renewal of serious …

A Response to "From Wheaton To Rome" at Jesus Creed

Scot Mcknight has a new book out called Finding Faith, Losing Faith: Stories of Conversion and Apostasy. It's an interesting discussion of the reasons people deconvert and convert, both in and out of their own traditions. The chapters cover conversion to unbelief, from …

Interview: Dr. David Powlison on "Reading the Bible For Personal Application"

In their ongoing series of previews of the ESV Study Bible Crossway has posted online a 10-page PDF containing 5 of the 50 articles that will be in the back of the Study Bible.. This section is on "Reading the Bible" (pdf):

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Nate Spencer, Where Are You?

Nate Spencer:

You have my last name. You are in education. You are in the mountains. You read books that I like and listen to music that I love.

And if that wasn't creepy enough, you are writing some of the best stuff in the blogosphere, like this on the Todd Bentley …

Surprising Encouragement

Just a couple of stories about the grace that's all around us, that appears in small ways, and might appear more often if we prayed and took notice of where Jesus said the Kingdom appears.

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On Thursday, almost everyone I work with was at a waterpark about an hour …

New stuff at JSS + Thanks David Z

There's new writing at Jesus Shaped Spirituality: The Jesus Question and A Note to Todd Bentley.

I received a wonderful "Wish List" package from IM reader David Z in Australia, but no email address anywhere.

So thank you, David. The books are wonderful and your …