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A god hindered by sin
01.27.09 | Permalink | 2 CommentsI’ve surprised myself by how dedicated a reader of Internet Monk I’ve become of late. That means both of my favorite Christian bloggers—Real Live Preacher being the other—are Southern Baptist ministers. I told you I’m surprised. Yesterday, iMonk posted what reads to me like a defense of the Christian doctrine of universalism. It’s brilliant, and […]
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Jesus, Obama-style
01.13.09 | Permalink | 2 CommentsYou can create your own at Obamicon.me. And here are some more:
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Clergy unhealthiness comes from people pleasing
01.12.09 | Permalink | Comments Off on Clergy unhealthiness comes from people pleasingThe New York Times had a nice article Saturday on the health problems of ministers. Some extended quotes: “It’s a personality trait that accompanies the sense of divine calling,” said Mr. Hickle, 58, who has been the pastor at Fairmont United Methodist Church in Raleigh for 19 years. “You’re feeding your need to be liked, […]
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Intro to Mark Driscoll, Mars Hill
If you’re not familiar with Mark Driscoll—an indie rock, cussing, tattoo-friendly, traditional gender roles, Calvinist, jumbotron Seattle pastor—you should be.
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Are there noodles on your back?
01.08.09 | Permalink | Comments Off on Are there noodles on your back?There aren’t, but now I really wish there were.
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The constant failure of ministry
01.06.09 | Permalink | Comments Off on The constant failure of ministryInternetMonk on the modern state of ministry. (Comment thread is here.) The skills of the pastorate have always been exaggerated beyond the merely mortal. In Elizabethan times, one only needed to be able to read the prayer book. In the classic evangelical model, the pastor was preacher, shepherd and worship leader. As Protestantism succeeded, the […]
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