Author Archives: Clark Bunch

Satur-deja Vu

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Jeopardy is back to looking for a host. Mike Richards, who was just recently announced as the permanent replacement for Alex Trebek, has stepped down after taping only five episodes. Comments that he made on a podcast back in 2013 and 2014 that are both sexist and possibly racist threatened to tarnish the good reputation of the show. He will continue as executive producer; which made his selection suspect in the first place. Imagine if a pastor search committee interview a bunch of folks and then appointed one of themselves. Apparently the producers looked all over and then the executive producer… hired himself. Well now he has cancelled himself, at least as host of the show. Fans are once again voicing their opinions. I thought Ken Jennings was being groomed to host even during Alex’s final season and that was a done deal ipso facto. After a long line of guest hosts Levar Burton, Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings lead the fan based polls. For the time being those five episodes with Mike Richards will air but Jeopardy will begin recording new episodes with guest hosts that are yet to be announced next week. And the search continues.

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iMonk Radio Podcast #147

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Returning from Cornerstone ’09 but that’s not the topic of this podcast.

Michael Jackson’s death and corrupt gods. We need to let the beauty and simplicity of the gospel be seen wherever we are, not be more like the culture.

Larger discussion of sexuality and how evangelicals approach those topics in a changing culture. (Much has changed in the past 12 years.)

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If you build it, they will come. The line is actually “If you build it he will come” but many people remember it the other way. On Thursday night, as in the 1989 film Field of Dreams, they came. The Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees walked out of the corn and onto an official MLB field for one game in Iowa. Shown above is the actual scoreboard used in the game, which had guys on the catwalk changing the numbers by hand. Those two teams, the same teams that played in the movie, wore vintage style uniforms and played a real game in front of 8,000 fans. Kevin Costner spoke before the game and later stopped by the booth to chat with Joe Buck and John Smoltz.

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iMonk Radio Podcast #146

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Michael plugs Cornerstone 09. I believe we have some audio from that conference that we can share later.

Southern Baptist Convention met in Louisville, KY and Michael feels the denomination is ready to “get over itself.” He explains what that means.

The Anglican Church of North America is a new thing.

The big discussion is on evangelism and questions that many of us have.

Your Jesus is Too Safe by Jared Wilson is still available at Amazon.

Jonah for Kids Part 4

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Jonah Complains

Jonah did not want to go to Nineveh when God told him to in chapter 1. In Jonah 4 we find out why. It’s because he knew that God was patient and kind. He knew that God would offer mercy and what he wanted to see was the wicked and violent people of Nineveh get what they deserved. That is never what God wants.

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The United States has taken a solid lead in the number of total medals but still trails China in gold. Some have noted that the US is not dominating the Tokyo games the way they did in Rio and London. Heat and humidity have played a hand in many competitions and like everything else in 2020 pandemic protocols have created additional stress factors. There are some high points for the US at these games. Caeleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky won gold and set records in the pool and Molly Seidel took bronze in women’s marathon. That’s the first medal in that event for the US since 2004. There’s still a lot to watch as many events will final today. There will be televised events throughout the day on NBC with Track & Field finals (several events for men and women) scheduled tonight at 8 PM. The United States will face Spain in the women’s water polo final in prime time, US vs. Japan in the women’s basketball final at 10:30 PM, women’s volleyball final US vs. Brazil at 1:30 AM. Closing ceremonies air Sunday evening.

UPDATE: Allyson Felix becomes the most decorate Olympian in Track & Field history with 11 medals!

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iMonk Radio Podcast #145

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Update on stormy weather in southeastern Kentucky. Michael can’t remember what he ate for lunch. Summer school students are not interested in learning anything.

Fathers Day weekend. 1) recommendation for Andrew Peach The Demise of Fatherhood on First Things. One of the biggest problems we are facing is the unwillingness of men to be fathers. 2) Michael discusses the problems with his relationship with his own father and the eventual resolution of some those.

Jonah for Kids Part 3

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Jonah Preaches

If you have read about Jonah in a Children’s Bible or heard about him in a Sunday School lesson or Vacation Bible School, it was probably chapter 1 and maybe chapter 2 that you learned about. In Jonah for Kids Part 1, based on Jonah chapter 1 in the Bible, there is a storm at sea and Jonah is thrown off a ship. He is swallowed by a great fish – perhaps you’ve heard whale, it’s not worth arguing about because that is not the point – and all of that happens in just the first chapter. In Part 2/chapter 2 we learn that after three days in the fish’s belly Jonah decided it was time to pray. Children, adults, Old Testament prophets; stubbornness is common among many different people. You may have never read or heard about what happened next. Jonah’s story is not done and if you are willing to keep reading we can continue this journey together.

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Tokyo Meal Count – The United States is tied with China for the number of total medals but falling even further behind in the quest for gold. China is really showing up and showing out this year. This is a busy weekend with track and field events starting up and overlapping swimming and gymnastics that haven’t finished. Daniel Jepsen is back from vacation and has a full Olympic special edition on the Saturday Brunch. He covers some events that have been dropped over the years (such as live pigeon shooting and solo synchronized swimming) and unveils the 2024 Olympics in Paris logo. The internet is having some fun with it, per the usual.

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iMonk Radio Podcast #144

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Intro music by Christy Nockels.

Q1: Is evangelicalism child abuse? Q2: Should evangelicals apologize?

Trevin Wax interview with Danny Akin, who is still the president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Akin put together a plan for the Great Commission Resurgence. His observations on the state of the SBC and the need to engage younger leaders is very relevant today.