The Christian and secular news and commentary one Christian found important or entertaining this morning: 1. THE PASSING OF A BROTHER. Certainly not entertaining, yet important, and saddening, is the passing of Michael Spencer, also known as the Internet Monk or iMonk. See our post on the subject here. 2. MINING HOPE. Our prayers are also with the families of the miners who died yesterday in a massive methane explosion. The life of a West Virginia coal miner is brutal... Read more
Michael Spencer, known to many as the “Internet Monk” or “iMonk,” was a Baptist pastor and the proprietor and author of one of American Christendom’s most well-trafficked blogs. Yesterday, word went out that he had passed away, succumbing finally to the cancer that had tormented him for months. Michael gave an interview to Patheos back in May of 2009. It was one of the very first pieces run at the Evangelical Portal. We had been in conversation about further collaborations... Read more
News and commentary on Elmo, John Piper and Rick Warren, the meaning of Easter, Peggy Noonan and Catholics, the composition of the Tea Party, monkeys and space ships, Tiger Woods, the Supreme Court, the "missing link," and, as always, Today's Two-Sides. Read more
I have been delivering a series of blog posts at Parchment and Pen on Luther's theologia crucis. I've enjoyed writing it, and I'm eager to hear what people think. At some point I will probably bring them over to the Evangelical Portal as a completed series. So please check out the latest installment and share your thoughts! It's suitable reading for the weekend. Read more
A set of links on Christian and secular news and commentary: Read more
A dramatization of a passage from Mark Driscoll’s Death By Love: Read more
Since we are having a discussion on the Public Square of Miracles and Mysteries, and the primary mystery of Christian faith is celebrated in this Holy Week, I wanted to point to the post by Michael Patton (a frequent contributor to the Evangelical Portal) at Parchment and Pen on the historicity of the resurrection of Christ. A far more extensive case can be found in many places, including preeminently the writings of N. T. Wright. Yet Michael, with his usual... Read more
The Morning Report, which began when this was a solo blog, is hereby reinstalled, yet as a series of links to news and commentary both sacred and secular. Thus, one Christian’s sense of what is worth reading today: 1. HOLY WEDNESDAY. Here, we think, is what happened on Wednesday of Holy Week. Prepare for Friday and Sunday. (h/t Justin Taylor.) 2. RENEWING THEOLOGY. Where do the evangelical churches in America most need theological renewal? We asked a list of prominent... Read more
For those in the Boston area, looks to be an interesting discussion from Karl Giberson tomorrow night at the outset of the new Derby Square Lecture Series. Giberson is Vice President of the BioLogos Foundation, and speaks frequently on the compatibility between faith and evolutionary theory. Giberson is author of the acclaimed Saving Darwin. More information Read more
The Veritas Forum is one of our beloved partner sites. We are happy to re-present their videos and work with their authors and speakers. Dan Cho, the executive director of Veritas, informs me that Veritas is looking to hire someone full-time as their Northeast Regional Director and Director of Content Development. This will be: A full-time position with benefits, based in Boston. An ideal candidate will be 3-5 years out of college, with A stellar academic background, strong relational and... Read more
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