Just a quick note to all of you regular IM readers. I’m in the thick of writing a book. Approximately 20 chapters in this project, and I’m about 6 in at this point. Deadline is late October, but here’s the kicker. My book has to be 80% material never appearing elsewhere. In other words, noContinue reading “A Blogosphere Reality Check”
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Michael Spencer’s Summer Reading List
***The humor challenged should turn back now. You have been warned.*** The Internet Monk Research Department is glad to respond to the requests of all Michael’s fans who want to know what he is possibly, well…probably…well….basically going to claim he read this summer. Got your Amazon one-click ordering fingers ready? Here we go:
Riffs: 06:15:09: Dr. Peter Masters Rips The New Calvinism
Read: The Merger of Calvinism With Worldliness by Peter Masters. The current reformed and Calvinist revival loves Spurgeon, as well they should. It’s a regular feature of the most influential new-Calvinism web sites and ministries to quote Spurgeon for and against whatever the issue of the week happens to be. Spurgeon’s face is as muchContinue reading “Riffs: 06:15:09: Dr. Peter Masters Rips The New Calvinism”
Stupid Ministry Tricks: The Best of My Bone-Headed Ministry Mistakes
It came to me today that many of you have probably felt that this web site was remiss in offering practical encouragement to those who are laboring in the work of ministry. Here I am, 33+ years into this business, and I haven’t really shared much of the wisdom of my own experiences. I intendContinue reading “Stupid Ministry Tricks: The Best of My Bone-Headed Ministry Mistakes”
Internet Monk Radio Podcast #144
This week: Should we apologize? Evangelism by bigger families? Support the IM sponsors: New Reformation Press. New products available: New music and DVDs. Emmaus Retreat Center. A great place for your next group or individual retreat. E3 Sudan is church planting and training pastors in the Sudan. Trevin Wax interviews Dr. Danny Aikien. Several otherContinue reading “Internet Monk Radio Podcast #144”
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The Doctrine of Election in Three Sentences
Hey Michael, Love your podcasts…and your take on Christianity in general…so, in 3 sentences or less, what is your take on the Doctrine of Election? Can’t wait to read what you have to say. bobby Scripture teaches it in the context of God’s overall redemptive purposes and in the Christian doctrine of assurance. When itContinue reading “The Doctrine of Election in Three Sentences”
The Big Worship Goof
One of my major premises in the writing I’m doing these days is that evangelicals have become a movement actually destroying itself. At no point does that seem more obvious than in the recent evolution of worship within evangelicalism. Does anyone- I mean, really, seriously- have any idea what is actually happening within the worshipContinue reading “The Big Worship Goof”
Open mic at the iMonk Cafe: Grace and Authority
For the sake of this question, I’m going to make an unsafe assumption: that we all have a strong commitment to the application of grace in everyday life. While all of us who love grace want to apply it to all of our relationships, we have to admit that in some relationships, we have toContinue reading “Open mic at the iMonk Cafe: Grace and Authority”
On Teaching Edwards’ “Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God”
A tough day at the office today, the office being teaching remedial English III to a small class of kids who failed it. A couple are new and one is not happy- at all- to be in school this summer. So I’m earning the big bucks like a real teacher this week. My fan clubContinue reading “On Teaching Edwards’ “Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God””
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