By Chaplain Mike Mr. Dunn has thrown down the gauntlet. Nothing sparks a good discussion more than “Top ______” lists. And for those of us who are baby boomers, there’s nothing we love discussing more than music. I recently went to reunion of friends who graduated from 8th grade together — that’s right, 8th grade.Continue reading “And . . . Five of My Favorite Albums”
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My Five Favorite Albums
Note: We really are planning a discussion of Robert Capon’s Between Noon And Three. No, really we are. Still waiting responses from a couple of writers. (You do know that none of these writers get paid, right? Which makes it kind of hard for me to crack the whip on them…) So stay tuned…it’s coming.Continue reading “My Five Favorite Albums”
Redefining Greatness
By Chaplain Mike The older I get, the more my definition of “greatness” changes. For many of us who grew up in the age of mass media, great has often equaled “famous” in our minds. The great are those with public celebrity. Whose faces are seen in print and on screen. Whose words are capturedContinue reading “Redefining Greatness”
iMonk Classic: Dumb Up, Brother: A Spirituality of Ignorance
Classic iMonk Post by Michael Spencer Originally posted September 27, 2007 Somewhere in the backlogs of this web site I recounted what it was like being on staff at a church full of seminary students. Everyone knew so much that we had real difficulty doing anything- like buying stamps- without endless debate. Of course, thereContinue reading “iMonk Classic: Dumb Up, Brother: A Spirituality of Ignorance”
It Is Happening
By Chaplain Mike Although the church of Jesus Christ is found in many different places, she is one true church, not many. After all, there are many rays of sunlight, but only one sun. A tree has many boughs, each slightly different from others, but all drawing their strength from one source. Many streams mayContinue reading “It Is Happening”
The Masks of God
By Chaplain Mike For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advanceContinue reading “The Masks of God”
The Annual Internet Monk Family Series
By Chaplain Mike Hey, I have an idea. Let’s make this a Labor Day tradition. Since the Bible is our instruction book for family relationships, and since it spells out detailed instructions for every situation in life about how husbands ought to fulfill their roles as manly leaders, how wives ought to exemplify femininity andContinue reading “The Annual Internet Monk Family Series”
Remembering Explo ’72
By Chaplain Mike MOD Note: I am enjoying the personal stories so much! Please keep them coming! In my Gospel reflections this morning, I mentioned Explo 72, the conference some called the “Christian Woodstock,” held in Dallas, TX at the height of the Jesus Movement. What a blast from the past to think about thoseContinue reading “Remembering Explo ’72”
Try Before You Buy?
By Chaplain Mike Today’s Gospel: Luke 14:25-33 Many products these days are offered on a “try before you buy†basis. You go to the grocery store or warehouse club and there are tables set up where people are stationed, ready to give you free samples of foods the store is promoting. Likewise, you can tasteContinue reading “Try Before You Buy?”
A Letter to the North American Church
By Chaplain Mike In the tradition of Jesus’ seven letters to the churches in Revelation, a group called Epiphaneia Network has challenged writers to present a “letter” or communication of some sort to the North American Church, expressing God’s desires and concerns. They call this the “Eighth Letter” project. On Oct. 1-2 in Toronto, submissionsContinue reading “A Letter to the North American Church”
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