New Rosenbladt Available at NRP: "When Fathers Die It's Always Too Early."

New Reformation Press is working hard to get quality Lutheran and Reformation theology products to the IM audience and I want to thank all of you who have visited the site and made purchases. Now NRP has something new that I know many of you are waiting for: a new set …

#12 Church Blog? Me? Thanks

Church Relevance Blog listed me as the #12 blog read on a list of 120 popular "Church" blogs.

Thanks!

Holes in the Soul

Back in the day, I got a psych major in my undergrad work. That's pretty ironic, believe me, in more ways than you can imagine.

I can't say I learned a great deal, but I did begin a lifelong journey of making observations and drawing tentative conclusions about myself. …

Riffs: 01:18:09: Are Southern Baptists Getting It? Maybe.

An IM reader sent along this piece from the Nashville Tennessean newspaper on the current decline of the Southern Baptist Convention. There's some rare honesty in this piece, and I hope SBC leaders are listening.

For example, Bill Leonard, one of my favorite professors …

Internet Monk Radio Podcast #124

UPDATE: A generous friend has stepped in to resolve the computer issue. Such wonderful people in the IM audience. Thank you!

This week: Evangelical Christians and Obama Christians.

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New Reformation Press. …

Is This the "Better World" You Were Talking About?

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I grew up as television was growing up. I was born in 1956 and lived through the "Golden Age" of network television.

Television was part of my childhood and teenage years, but I had no reference point before television. Captain Kangaroo had …

iMonk 101: Who's On Our Team? An Exercise in Avoiding Stereotypes + A Message for Commenters

iMonk 101 this week: Who's On Our Team?

This post comes from 2005, and it has a kind of "meme" as an example of how we tend to see things in culture war terms and rigid polarities. If you want to get in trouble with the prevailing majority, just deviate from the …

An IM Must Read: The New Evangelical Scandal by Matthew Anderson

Readers of Internet Monk.com are aware that my perspective on the future of evangelicalism is often controversial. The keepers of the flames of blogosphere orthodoxy often ridicule my choice of "post-evangelical" as an identifier, and my prediction that younger …

Am I the Unbeliever?

A good and dear friend recently updated me on developments in her recent spiritual journey.

Let's stop here. If you're reading this, here's a question for you: What do you expect to hear now?

Thought about it? Good. Let's go on.

Most of what she told me about would go …

Recommendation and Review: Lord, Save Us From Your Followers

As documentaries go, I'm sure that Dan Merchant's Lord, Save Us From Your Followers (LSU) could be critiqued in more than a couple of areas, but as tool to break up the logjam that is bad evangelical thinking on the culture war, it's incredible.

Lord, Save Us From Your …

Christians: What are you saying about the President?

When Mr. Obama was elected, I told some of my friends, "This is going to be difficult for some people."

And, unfortunately, not only was I right, I was right on the money as to who would have the most difficult time seeing a black Democrat take the office of …

Coming Later Today...

The Liturgical Gangstas return with a discussion on children's ministries: Should we even have them?

A Shocking Confession

I'm sorry to have to share this kind of personal information at my blog, but I just can't help myself.

Something terrible has happened.

Denise, I'm sorry you have to read this, but I have to tell the truth. I can't keep it in.

Everything that's happened is the fault of …

The Liturgical Gangstas 4: What About Children's and Youth Ministries?

Welcome to IM's popular new 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 is …

Who Needs Galatians 3?

Galatians 3:15 To give a human example, brothers: even with a man-made covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been ratified. 16 Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, "And to offsprings," referring to many, but …

Riffs: 01:10:09: "They Are Sinning Through Questioning" + The Pope Needs A Business Meeting

It seems so familiar.....a young pastor winds up with an incredibly successful megachurch. We hear all the good stories. Then the media picks up the scent of some of the stories most of us didn't hear. True? False? Don't make too quick a judgement because these things …

Internet Monk Radio Podcast #123

Non-Catholic experts on Catholicism. Sacred Space.

NOTE: Yes, I kept saying it was episode 124. It's 123

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Three Obstacles to Good Preaching

Before I talk about preaching, a bit of context for new readers.

1) In the course of my job, I hear, at minimum, 6 sermons a week. (Monday - Thursday, then two on Sunday.)

2) At least two of them, sometimes 3, are preached by me.

3) These sermons are preached to an …

Damning With Faint Protestant Praise and a Question for My Catholic Friends

Hello Catholic friends. I've got a good one for you.

The passing of Fr. Richard John Neuhaus has been noted on many Protestant blogs, and, unfortunately, some of the commentary has been a far cry from the classy tribute of Paul McCain.

More typical is this post by Greg …

Some Mistakes to Avoid With Young Adult Children

1. Assuming they don't want to hear that they are loved. (Dads....are you listening?) No one is as mature and "beyond" the need for affection as they appear to be. There are some hard cases, but most of us are never too old to treasure those people who tell us they love …