Recent Blog Posts
Do Baptists Believe "Once Saved, Always Saved?"
post a comment | posted 23 hours ago
Originally posted at internetmonk.com
I had a conversation with a former Baptist the other day, and up came the assertion that "Baptists believe in "once saved, always saved."
I said that Baptists believe in perseverance of the saints, but no Baptist confession uses the phrase "once sa...
Coffee Cup Apologetics 46
post a comment | posted 23 hours ago
Originally posted at internetmonk.com
Podcast 46 Issues with scripted evangelism; Joe Thorn on "contact points" for conversations in suburban evangelism.
Bumper Music by Greenroom, "Spy Beats." Exit Music by West Coast Revival.
Joe Thorn's post at Sub*Text.
Preaching the U2 Catalog.
Th...
The Suburban Jesus Hates Me
post a comment | posted Yesterday
Originally posted at internetmonk.com
Rambling thoughts. Write me if you need a decoder ring.
I'm trying to not write when I am mad, because I always wind up getting in trouble with somebody, deleting the post and so on, but I don't think I'm going to calm down about this in the near f...
Not-So-Recent Blog Posts
Riffs: "Centralizing" with C. Michael Patton and "8 Connections" with Joe Thorn
post a comment | posted 3 days ago
Originally posted at internetmonk.com
Don't forget to check out the five-part series "Where is Jesus?" at Jesus Shaped Spirituality.
Actually, not much time to "riff" on these outstanding links (I'm off on a two day mission for our ministry,) but I want to get these good guys some of t...
Riffs: 08:03:08: Heather King's Catholicism
post a comment | posted 3 days ago
Originally posted at internetmonk.com
Christian and Roman Catholic convert Heather King got a major write-up at Amy Welborn's blog. Amy says Heather's memoir Redeemed is a must read, so I'd say that settles it.
But in the comments of that post I found this quote from an interview with ...
Sermon: "Where is Jesus?" A Baptist Church 8/03/08
post a comment | posted 3 days ago
Originally posted at internetmonk.com
Preached this morning at a Baptist Church. During the scripture reading time earlier in the service, I read several sections of Ephesians 1-4, so don't mark me down too hard for not reading those verses during the sermon.
Full house today, maybe 17...
iMonk 101: A God Shaped Void? Maybe Not
post a comment | posted 4 days ago
Originally posted at internetmonk.com
This piece from two summers ago- A God Shaped Void? Maybe Not- explores some important questions about evangelism, our assumptions about those we are evangelizing, and especially our dialogue with atheists and young people.
It's the kind of rethin...
iMonk 101: Denise Spencer's Thoughts On A Daughter Leaving for College
post a comment | posted 5 days ago
Originally posted at internetmonk.com
Last night, the Spencer family ate Mexican in celebration of my daughter's graduation from Ohio State University. It was a happy occasion in life's journey. Long-time readers of this site may remember some of the key moments in this journey and the...
Internet Monk Radio Podcast #105
post a comment | posted 1 week ago
Originally posted at internetmonk.com
This and That, Some Keller, How I agree/differ with the God Journey Guys, Why Can't We Find A Church?
Sovereign Grace Music Psalms Project. Check out the free download.
Tim Keller on Religion and the Gospel
Issues Etc.
Pirate Christian Radio. And o...
The Post-Evangelical Bookshelf: A Beginner's Reading List For Finding Your Way In The Evangelical Wilderness
post a comment | posted 1 week ago
Originally posted at internetmonk.com
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...