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 …

Internet Monk Radio Podcast #126

This week: Douglas Wilson: Heretic, Know it All Clergy, Thoughts on the Coming Evangelical Collapse.

Randy Stonehill. The new CD, Paradise Sky.

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Driscoll on Nightline

I've both defended and critiqued Mark Driscoll here at IM. He's one of the good guys, and for those of you who don't know what God has done through him in Seattle, here's a Nightline piece that does a good job letting Driscoll be Driscoll.

I especially want Catholic, …

The Coming Evangelical Collapse (3): Good or Bad?

UPDATE: Great Minds Think Alike: Jared Wilson heard Tim Keller recently. Here's the quote from Jared's summary:

Related to that, he predicted, in response to someone's question in the Q&A time, that in one generation's time, there won't even be the nominal Christianity …

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 …

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 …

Note to Readers and Apology to Catholic Friends

A note to readers and an apology regarding a misstatement in the comments on a previous post.

Several days ago, a comment thread took a familiar turn. "Surfnetter" continued to comment on the lack of attention to catechism and magisterium among Catholic people.

I …

The Coming Evangelical Collapse (2): What Will Be Left?

2. What will be left after the evangelical collapse?

a. An evangelicalism far from its historical and doctrinal core. Expect evangelicalism as a whole to look more and more like the pragmatic, therapeutic, church growth oriented megachurches that have defined success. …

My Prediction: The Coming Evangelical Collapse (1)

I'm not a Prophet or a Prophet's Son. I can't see the future. I'm usually wrong. I'm known for over-reacting. I have no statistics. You probably shouldn't read this. The "Gracious God" post depressed me.

Part 1: The Coming Evangelical Collapse, and Why It Is Going to …

Riffs: John Macarthur on TBN

I'm not the usual blogosphere fanboy of John Macarthur. I appreciate the good contribution he made to my own life, especially right after seminary. Several of his books and talks are outstanding. I love his take on Church/State issues. (See his series on Titus.) I …

The Face of the Gracious God

UPDATE: My essay "Our Problem With Grace" deals with some of the issues critical commenters are raising. I recall that Lloyd-Jones said that you can generally be sure that you've preached the Gospel when you're accused of going too far in the direction of grace.

Links To and Out of The "True Church" Vortex

Catholic convert blogger Bryan Cross asks "Where is the visible Church Christ founded?"

Bryan says a lot of good and truthful things. He's a fine theologian and an excellent Roman Catholic apologist. If you are the person we've been discussing all week, remember: it's …

Theology, Depression and the Unsolvable Problem of the Right Church

I've written another essay (March of 08) on this topic called "The Happy Enough Protestant." I recommend it highly, but it doesn't deal with depression.

I am going to write rather directly to those of you who feel that you are experiencing some measure of mental …

Internet Monk Radio Podcast #125

This week: A Note from God, and the iMonk goes a bit nuts over legalism.

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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 …

iMonk 101: The Christian and Mental Illness + Anti-Depressant Meds + The Boat in the Backyard

I've written quite a bit on the subject of mental illness/depression.

In 2005 I did an entire series on The Christian and Mental Illness.

In January of 07, I wrote about the issue of anti-depressant medication.

One of my favorite essays from the past recounts how my …

Recommendation and Review: Losing God by Matt Rogers

Comments are moderated. Be patient.

UPDATE: Trevin Wax, who recommended the book to me, is reviewing it today as well.

Matt Rogers has written a book on the Christian experience of depression and doubt. Losing God is a brief, but intensely honest first person account of …

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, …

Thinking Differently, Disagreeing Charitably

I was recently reading a book of Catholic apologetics that wanted to illustrate the insufficiency of sola scriptura. For an example, the author selected some issues about which evangelicals feel strongly, but which the author believed are not specifically spelled out in …

The Lessons of Two Prayers: Warren and Robinson

UPDATE: Lauren Green on the two prayers.



Bishop Gene Robinson- who needs no introduction, does he?- prayed at an Inaugural event over the weekend.

Bishop Robinson got the gig not because he is a spiritual leader or is looked up to by Christians, but because he is the …