Classic iMonk Post by Michael Spencer Originally posted Aug 30, 2008 MOD Note: We will be focusing on the subject of spiritual formation in the days to come. In Aug/Sept, 2008, Michael Spencer had several posts on the subject, emphasizing the lack of tradition and practice with regard to spiritual formation in evangelicalism. This isContinue reading “iMonk Classic: So Where Does an Evangelical Go For Spiritual Formation?”
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Saturday Ramblings 9.18.10
Ah, the leaves are starting to change colors. Fresh apples are in the stores. Jugs of apple cider, too. Football is in full swing. The temperatures are cooling in the evening to where you almost need a sweater. Fall is in the air. Ah-choo! (Excuse me.) And so is the pollen. So grab a GalaContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings 9.18.10”
The Myth of Independence
By Chaplain Mike “When God blesses us, He almost always does it through other people.†▪ Gene Edward Veith STOP. Think for a moment about what made it possible for you to read that sentence. First of all, you had to be here, which means at some point in time, you were born. This happened,Continue reading “The Myth of Independence”
A Favorite Hymn: “This Is My Father’s World”
By Chaplain Mike Ever since I was a child, one of my favorite hymns has been, “This Is My Father’s World“, by Rev. Maltbie D. Babcock. I’m sure what first caught my attention was its lovely melody, which is said to have been adapted from an English folk tune by Franklin L. Sheppard. This hymnContinue reading “A Favorite Hymn: “This Is My Father’s World””
Difficult Scriptures
Ok, iMonks. Time for another edition of Difficult Scriptures. And I need your help with this one. Matthew 11:12 is a key passage in an essay I am working on for this site. Just what do you think Jesus is referring to here? From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom ofContinue reading “Difficult Scriptures”
Small Victories
By Chaplain Mike This is a shameless advertisement for a friend, to whom I have alluded many times on iMonk. Several years ago, one of the transforming experiences of my life took place when, by God’s grace, I was allowed to walk with a family through the terminal illness and death of their son. DanielContinue reading “Small Victories”
Writers’ Roundtable Discussion Of Robert Capon’s Between Noon And Three
Editor’s note: Before you read this discussion of Robert Farrar Capon’s Between Noon and Three: Romance, Law, and the Outrage of Grace, I urge you to read, or re-read, Michael Spencer’s essay titled Our Problem With Grace. Michael and I talked often about how Christians struggle with the concept of receiving our salvation freely fromContinue reading “Writers’ Roundtable Discussion Of Robert Capon’s Between Noon And Three”
Signs You Might Be Practicing Churchianity (1)
By Chaplain Mike There are plenty of funny church signs out there. I thought we’d begin to look around for signs that communicate something different—the possibility that a church might be advertising “mere churchianity” rather than a Jesus-shaped life. Note the key words—“might be.” When I show you a church sign like the one below,Continue reading “Signs You Might Be Practicing Churchianity (1)”
iMonk Classic: Three Days among the Mainlines
Classic iMonk Post by Michael Spencer Originally posted Feb 21, 2008 Unless you’ve been brought up in the insular confines of fundamentalism, it’s going to be hard to understand what it’s been like for me spending three days with “the other kind†of Christians this week. “The other kind†in this instance are mainline protestants,Continue reading “iMonk Classic: Three Days among the Mainlines”
“This SA Meeting Is Now in Session”
By Chaplain Mike Hi, my name is Mike, and I am a recovering separatist. [Hi, Mike!] It all started when I trusted Christ at the end of my senior year in high school. Conversion (which I now refer to as a “spiritual awakening”) to me was like rounding a bend in the highway and drivingContinue reading ““This SA Meeting Is Now in Session””
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