Riffs: 11:13:08: My Response to Scot McKnight and "What Evangelicals Do Well."

First, read Scot McKnight's BeliefNet piece, "What Do Evangelicals Do Well?"

I'm not Scot McKnight, and I don't play him on TV. I'm nowhere in his league on New Testament scholarship and he's got far more world-wide experience than me in describing evangelicals. He's …

Internet Monk Radio Podcast #118

A story to encourage post-evangelicals. Neuhaus on the differences between Evangelicals and Catholics.

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Drew Marshall

First Things

SBC Voices podcast with Michael's interview

Want to …

Coffee Cup Apologetics 50

Podcast 50 Bus sign Atheism; Angry Atheist Guy.

Bumper Music by Greenroom, "Spy Beats."

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What Just Can't Be, But Is

TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,

And having perhaps the better claim,

Because it was …

Sola Fide? Yeah, Whatever.

UPDATE: 11:13:08 Open commenting is now over, and moderated commenting will be the norm for the foreseeable future. Expect ACTIVE moderation.

Several years ago I wrote an essay on sola fide- salvation by faith alone- that I really liked, but no one else seemed to …

Alone, and Not Alone: Meditations From the Evangelical Wilderness

We talk about the evangelical wilderness around here a lot. It's sometimes academic, and sometimes it's very personal to all of us. These are some of my thoughts from there today. If God has taught me anything, it's that you (yes YOU) are out there, and I'm not the only …

Interviews, Interviews, Interviews

I'm getting interviewed all over the place. Must be a very slow time of year.

I'm interviewed in the current issue of Modern Reformation magazine's issue on "Evangelicalism's Winter." I'm really proud of this interview. It answers a lot of questions about …

Riffs: The Creation Museum in Kentucky, reviewed in the New Yorker (June 2007)

Since we've been discussing Adam and Eve, I thought this article on the Creation Museum in Northern Kentucky would be a good follow-up. The picture is the Adam and Eve display in the museum, which is a multi-million dollar facility with state of the art exhibits. It is …

Open Thread: Are You Offended?

Here's an issue that's bound to have come up in some of your settings, especially if you've ever been in an art class or used Biblical art as illustration.

Look at this painting of Adam and Eve. (Titian, later Reubens.) It's a very common illustration of the Adam and …

The IM Weekend File: 11:08:08

Weekend file time! No politics allowed!

I'm fascinated by the tendency of a lot of evangelicals to pass the pulpit down father to son. Biblically, it's nonsensical, but practically it can be the difference between staying afloat or sinking as a ministry.

I recently …

Riffs: 11:07:08: Patrol Magazine's Commentary on The Family Research Council's Scare Tactics

It seems that politics and the culture war have dominated posting here at IM recently, which is understandable given recent events. I was ready to go back to talking about something more related to the broader interests of this blog, when I ran across this piece at …

Review: Economic Parables by David Cowan

David Cowan is a Lutheran pastor with a background in journalism and the world of banking and finance. In Economic Parables he brings these life experiences together to write a series of Bible studies built off of the monetary teachings of Jesus found in his …

Internet Monk Radio Podcast #117

Chastened evangelicals need to have a little talk; Rerunning my post-election chapel talk content.

One CORRECTION: The Treasury of Daily Prayer uses the ESV. My mistake.

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The Believability Meter?

This is extracted from the famous 60 minutes interview with Joel Osteen, where the reporter asked the questions most evangelicals ignore. Here's the entire interview, parts 1 and 2.

Bob is Angry on Election Day

UPDATE: How did Jesus Fight The Culture War?

UPDATE II: Why angry Bob is angry?

Today being election day, and many of my evangelical friends being in somewhat of a foul mood, for reasons that, as of 12:28 p.m., are suspected and not yet clear, I found myself thinking …

iMonk 101: The Tactics of Failure: Why the Culture War Makes Sense to Spiritually Empty Evangelicals

From 2006, this is my diagnosis of why evangelicals are increasingly drawn to the culture war. It's not, contrary to what the rhetoric wants us to believe, because we have a Jesus shaped mission to the world, caring passionately about the issues Jesus cared about. No, …

Congratulations and Prayers for Our President-Elect, Barack Obama

HT to 22 Words. A wonderfully symbolic illustration.

I Timothy 2:1 I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. 2 Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live …

Riffs 11:03:08: Justin Taylor Models Critical Engagement With John Piper

Over the last two years, I've raised the issue of the need for positive, level-headed, analytical and appreciative critical engagement with the theology of John Piper. I believe such a need is pressing, particularly as more and more future pastors and ministers take in …

Thoughts on "Hell House:" An Evangelicalism Eager To Leave

I just completed watching the documentary Hell House with a group of my advanced Bible students. It's giving us an opportunity to ask and discuss important issues about our own experiences of Christian evangelism. Several students have participated in Hell Houses, while …

Recommendation and Review by Ryan Cordle: The Blue Parakeet by Scot McKnight

Trevin Wax doesn't like the book very much.