iMonk Classic: Real Apologetics

This weekend, as we mourn Michael Spencer’s passing, thank God for the hope of eternal life, and comfort one another in our time of loss, IM will feature classic posts from the Internet Monk. Mike’s Final Post on Internet Monk February 10, 2010 The ultimate apologetic is to a dying man. That is what allContinue reading “iMonk Classic: Real Apologetics”

iMonk Classic: Our Problem with Grace

This weekend, as we mourn Michael Spencer’s passing, thank God for the hope of eternal life, and comfort one another in our time of loss, IM will feature classic posts from the Internet Monk. Our Problem with Grace Sweat. Hand-wringing. “Yes, but…” Q. 1. What is your only comfort, in life and in death? A.Continue reading “iMonk Classic: Our Problem with Grace”

iMonk Classic: Dr. StrangeLiturgy

This weekend, as we mourn Michael Spencer’s passing, thank God for the hope of eternal life, and comfort one another in our time of loss, IM will feature classic posts from the Internet Monk. Dr. StrangeLiturgy I’ve got friends in high-church places. The humor of me standing in front of a Presbyterian Church, wearing aContinue reading “iMonk Classic: Dr. StrangeLiturgy”

iMonk Classic: Death — the Road that Must Be Traveled

This weekend, as we mourn Michael Spencer’s passing, thank God for the hope of eternal life, and comfort one another in our time of loss, IM will feature classic posts from the Internet Monk. Death: The Road that Must Be Traveled For this boy, coming to terms with death ain’t no easy thing. Perhaps passingContinue reading “iMonk Classic: Death — the Road that Must Be Traveled”

iMonk Classic: Why I Am a Christian (10 Reasons)

This weekend, as we mourn Michael Spencer’s passing, thank God for the hope of eternal life, and comfort one another in our time of loss, IM will feature classic posts from the Internet Monk. Why I Am a Christian—Ten Reasons Why am I a Christian? How about a quick survey of the more popular possibleContinue reading “iMonk Classic: Why I Am a Christian (10 Reasons)”

iMonk Classic: On Christless Preaching

This weekend, as we mourn Michael Spencer’s passing, thank God for the hope of eternal life, and comfort one another in our time of loss, IM will feature classic posts from the Internet Monk. On Christless Preaching: The Arrival of Preaching that Doesn’t Mention Jesus at All Is this a joke? I’ve just heard yetContinue reading “iMonk Classic: On Christless Preaching”

iMonk Classic: Wretched Urgency — The Grace of God or Hamsters on a Wheel?

This weekend, as we mourn Michael Spencer’s passing, thank God for the hope of eternal life, and comfort one another in our time of loss, IM will feature classic posts from the Internet Monk. Wretched Urgency: The Grace of God, or Hamsters on a Wheel? My friend and prayer partner just looked across the lunchContinue reading “iMonk Classic: Wretched Urgency — The Grace of God or Hamsters on a Wheel?”

iMonk Classic: What Is Jesus-Shaped Spirituality?

This weekend, as we mourn Michael Spencer’s passing, thank God for the hope of eternal life, and comfort one another in our time of loss, IM will feature classic posts from the Internet Monk. What Is Jesus-Shaped Spirituality? (2/24/09) The past year and a half has been the most personally tumultuous time I’ve ever experiencedContinue reading “iMonk Classic: What Is Jesus-Shaped Spirituality?”

And Now For Something Completely … The Same

Most words simply convey information or one’s feeling at the moment. Then there are words that change one’s life. I spoke with Denise Spencer a couple of months before her husband, Michael–the Internet Monk himself–died. I shared with Denise my idea for keeping this web site going in a way that would hopefully provide someContinue reading “And Now For Something Completely … The Same”

Classic iMonk: A Good Friday Meditation

As you prepare to commemorate Good Friday, here is a classic Michael Spencer devotion from April, 2007 on “seeing the terrible cost of our salvation.” My mother had an unusual experience as a teenage girl. She was present at the last public hanging in the United States. She recalled that day in the mid-1930’s veryContinue reading “Classic iMonk: A Good Friday Meditation”