Author Archives: Chaplainmike

iMonk Classic: The One and Only

By Michael Spencer — October 2006 For evangelical people, our authority is the God who has spoken supremely in Jesus Christ. And that is equally true of redemption or salvation. God has acted in and through Jesus Christ for the salvation of sinners. I think it’s necessary for evangelicals to add that what God hasContinue reading “iMonk Classic: The One and Only”

Reformation 500: Ten Things I Love about Luther

Reformation 500 Ten Things I Love about Luther Ultimately, there was one thing that first got my attention about the Lutheran way and began drawing me toward it — I fell in love with Martin Luther. Of all my spiritual “heroes” or “mentors” from church history, he stands tallest. Few before or since ever stoodContinue reading “Reformation 500: Ten Things I Love about Luther”

17th Sunday after Trinity: Pic & Cantata of the Week

(Click on picture for larger image) Another wonderful cantata of praise is on today’s menu: BWV 148 – “Bringet dem Herrn Ehre seines Namens” (Bring to the Lord the honor due His name). Bring to the Lord the honor due His name Worship the Lord in holy splendor. (Ps. 29:2) Craig Smith describes the brilliantContinue reading “17th Sunday after Trinity: Pic & Cantata of the Week”

Saturday Brunch, October 7, 2017

Hello, friends, and welcome to the weekend. Ready for some brunch? I’m one of those weirdos who likes all the seasons, but October in the Midwest is special. Not only because of the transcendent scenery, but the traditions: apple-picking, carving Jack-0-Lanterns, the corn mazes. Speaking of that last one, here are some of more interestingContinue reading “Saturday Brunch, October 7, 2017”

Ordinary Time Bible Study: Philippians — Friends in the Gospel (16)

Ordinary Time Bible Study Philippians: Friends in the Gospel Study Sixteen: Friends Helping Friends • • • Philippians 4:2-9, JB Phillips NT Euodius and Syntyche I beg you by name to make up your differences as Christians should! And, my true fellow-worker help these women. They both worked hard with me for the Gospel, as didContinue reading “Ordinary Time Bible Study: Philippians — Friends in the Gospel (16)”

Bones of Contention

Bones of Contention Paleontologist Mary Schweitzer made worldwide headlines in 2005 for announcing that she had discovered soft tissue preserved in 68-million-year-old bones of a Tyrannosaurus rex.  Immediate reaction from the paleontological community was skepticism, as it should have been.  The conventional wisdom has been that no original proteins from once-living cells could remain. IfContinue reading “Bones of Contention”

Reformation 500: How the Lutheran Tradition Answers Many Post-Evangelical Concerns (3)

Note from CM: It is October 2017, and many of our posts this month will be about the Reformation. This year marks 500 years since Luther’s 95 Theses, and we will do our best to look at the subsequent world-changing events and movements from as many perspectives as possible. We begin with my own personalContinue reading “Reformation 500: How the Lutheran Tradition Answers Many Post-Evangelical Concerns (3)”

Reformation 500: How the Lutheran Tradition Answers Many Post-Evangelical Concerns (2)

Note from CM: It is October 2017, and many of our posts this month will be about the Reformation. This year marks 500 years since Luther’s 95 Theses, and we will do our best to look at the subsequent world-changing events and movements from as many perspectives as possible. We begin with my own personalContinue reading “Reformation 500: How the Lutheran Tradition Answers Many Post-Evangelical Concerns (2)”

Reformation 500: How the Lutheran Tradition Answers Many Post-Evangelical Concerns (1)

Note from CM: It is October 2017, and many of our posts this month will be about the Reformation. This year marks 500 years since Luther’s 95 Theses, and we will do our best to look at the subsequent world-changing events and movements from as many perspectives as possible. We begin with my own personalContinue reading “Reformation 500: How the Lutheran Tradition Answers Many Post-Evangelical Concerns (1)”