They’re back. My sins, that is. Just in case you need to know, my name is Michael Spencer. I’m a Christian minister who has given 33+ years of my life to telling people… My sins, O the bliss of this glorious thought My sins not in part, but the whole Were nailed to the crossContinue reading “The Things That Won’t Go Away”
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Recommendation: Beyond Smells and Bells by Mark Galli
Mark Galli: Beyond Smells and Bells: The Wonder and Power of Christian Liturgy Well….just go buy this book. I know you plan on buying some other book about things you already know, but you need this book, because it’s absolutely a 512 foot home run on the subject of liturgy in worship, and you knowContinue reading “Recommendation: Beyond Smells and Bells by Mark Galli”
Too Much Heaven? (3): Heaven and Evangelism
I think it’s telling that the two most prolific evangelism programs in evangelicalism both approach their audience with questions that Jesus never used. “Do you know that God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life?†“If you were to die tonight, and God were to asked you, why should I let youContinue reading “Too Much Heaven? (3): Heaven and Evangelism”
Internet Radio Podcast #93
Fundamentalism, Heaven-centered religion and post-evangelicalism. Clark Bunch You all need to buy “The Gospel for Those Broken by the Church” and more Reformation theology gifts from New Reformation Press.
Recommendation and Review: Surprised By Hope by N.T. Wright
UPDATE: I agree with Doug Wilson that Wright’s lefty politics is a considerably different matter than his theology in this book. With Surprised by Hope, N.T. Wright has done several important things. He has written perhaps his most accessible theological book on an important topic of interest to not only most Christians, but to millionsContinue reading “Recommendation and Review: Surprised By Hope by N.T. Wright”
Too Much Heaven? Part 2: Heaven and Earth
UPDATE: Here’s a post that has a perfect feel for the idea of heaven that I grew up around- and that still surrounds me here in the mountains. (PHC= Pentecostal Holiness Church.) The message of many evangelistically focused conservative Christians is about heaven: How to get there. What will heaven be like. Why heaven isContinue reading “Too Much Heaven? Part 2: Heaven and Earth”
Too Much Heaven?
(Yes, Virginia, there’s a review of N.T. Wright’s Surprised by Hope coming very soon.) I grew up and was formed in a version of the Christian tradition that practiced a remarkably simple form of Christianity. It was about going to heaven. This life was preparation for heaven. God was preparing a place called heaven withContinue reading “Too Much Heaven?”
A Response to Nicki: Acceptance (3)
In my last response to commenter Nicki, I want to open up some of the difficulties that flow from her call for embracing homosexuals on the terms which they want. Nicki wrote Until Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender persons are embraced by the Church as another part of God’s wonderful creation, they will not feelContinue reading “A Response to Nicki: Acceptance (3)”
A Response to Nicki (Part 2): The Bible and How We Interpret It
Nicki is a commenter at the post What Do Gays And Lesbians Hear? She made some excellent points that deserve response. I appreciate the constructive conversation, and especially the participation of gay friends. I quote again from Nicki’s comment. Personally, I believe the only way to understand the Bible, is to understand it in theContinue reading “A Response to Nicki (Part 2): The Bible and How We Interpret It”
Responses to Nicki (1)
First, here’s the entire comment from Nicki I am going to be writing about over the next few posts. Michael, While I do appreciate your progressive attitude towards GLBT people, I still find that it sends a very patronizing and negative message to GLBT persons. “I hate the sin, but love the sinner†is almostContinue reading “Responses to Nicki (1)”
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