By Chaplain Mike UPDATE: Coffee Cup Apologetics podcast #15 is available here. Thank you to those who sent it to Chaplain Mike! It has been good to hear Michael Spencer’s voice again in recent days. No, I was not caught up into the third heaven, nor was I granted a dream or vision. I’m talkingContinue reading “Hearing Michael Spencer’s Continuing Voice”
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iMonk Classic: The Church of What’s Happenin’ Now
Classic iMonk Post by Michael Spencer Undated THE CHURCH OF WHAT’S HAPPENIN’ NOW Why American Evangelicals Desperately Need The World Christian Movement Back in the day, I used to take small town teenagers to Boston and Chicago on mission trips to work with inner city churches. One thing I could be sure of: the experienceContinue reading “iMonk Classic: The Church of What’s Happenin’ Now”
iMonk Classic: We thought he was such a nice boy—and then we found out he didn’t believe in Inerrancy!!
Classic iMonk Post by Michael Spencer From February 15, 2005 Dear Sir: What a total disappointment. I do like your wisdom and passion. However, you have become too smart. May God have mercy on you regarding your responsibility to adhere to the inerrancy of scripture. The discussion on inerrancy at the BHT and here atContinue reading “iMonk Classic: We thought he was such a nice boy—and then we found out he didn’t believe in Inerrancy!!”
iMonk Classic: The Sanity Verses
Classic iMonk Post by Michael Spencer From July 16, 2005 Sometimes, I don’t need inspiration. What I need is just my sanity. I don’t need verses that tell me I’m about to see a miracle. I need something that says God wants me to make it to tomorrow, and I’ll still be useful. Sometimes IContinue reading “iMonk Classic: The Sanity Verses”
iMonk Classic: Out of Business with God
Classic iMonk Post by Michael Spencer Undated “What this says to you and me who have to live with the business of trying to confess our sins is that confession is not a pre-condition of forgiveness. It’s something that you do after you know you have been forgiven. Confession is not something you do inContinue reading “iMonk Classic: Out of Business with God”
iMonk Classic: Answers Not in Genesis
Classic iMonk Post by Michael Spencer From March 1, 2006 Nothing discourages me about the future of evangelicals like “young earth creationism,” Hamm style. Josh puts it well in this post at Here We Stand: “Every time I read someone saying it’s the Christian’s duty to refute biology and physics with the Bible, something inside meContinue reading “iMonk Classic: Answers Not in Genesis”
iMonk Classic: I Have My Doubts
Classic iMonk Post by Michael Spencer I Have My Doubts: The Many Reasons I Don’t Believe (undated) Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!” (Mark 9:24) Let’s start with bugs. Bugs have always….well…bugged me. They bite me. Wasps hate me. Mosquitoes swarm around me. Gnats head forContinue reading “iMonk Classic: I Have My Doubts”
iMonk Classic: Why Aren’t We Doing Inner City Church Planting?
Classic iMonk Post by Michael Spencer NOTE: This was originally posted on February 17, 2009 as an “Open Mic” discussion. I thought it would be good to revisit this question today, especially in the light of recent posts dealing with suburban evangelicalism, materialism, and cultural diversity. I’m not dogging any churches here. I love myContinue reading “iMonk Classic: Why Aren’t We Doing Inner City Church Planting?”
iMonk Classic: Dancing at the Fundamentalist Ball
Classic iMonk Post by Michael Spencer I am almost through with fundamentalism. Almost. There are still some places where I want to hang on to my fundamentalism, but not many. After spending most of my life listening to my fundamentalist relation sing their song in the current cultural climate, I long ago quit singing withContinue reading “iMonk Classic: Dancing at the Fundamentalist Ball”
For Memorial Day: A Classic Michael Spencer Essay
Classic iMonk Post by Michael Spencer My friend Mark is a soldier. A Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. He just returned from a tour of duty in Afghanistan, where he, in his own words, was “proud to be a Marine at a time my country needed my service.” I am proud of him,Continue reading “For Memorial Day: A Classic Michael Spencer Essay”
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