On March 10, 2009, Michael Spencer penned these words in an opinion piece in the Christian Science Monitor: We are on the verge – within 10 years – of a major collapse of evangelical Christianity… Within two generations, evangelicalism will be a house deserted of half its occupants. With that, a firestorm erupted. The storyContinue reading “The Coming Evangelical Collapse – Eleven Years In”
Category Archives: Michael Bell
Off into the Unknown
This is going to be my second last post on Internet Monk. My final contribution will come Monday when I will be returning to my first ever post: The Coming Evangelical Collapse – A Statistical Analysis. Today I wanted to close up some loose ends and do a mind dump of a stream of thoughtsContinue reading “Off into the Unknown”
Assumptions
The past couple of weeks I have started following the work of Scott Erickson. You can follow him on Instagram @scottthepainter. I particularly like what he had to say a few days ago about assumptions. He has graciously given me permission to repost. As usual, your thoughts and comments are welcome. —— Assumptions – ByContinue reading “Assumptions”
My long slow journey away from Evangelicalism
A little over 10 years ago I started writing for Internet Monk. If you had asked me at that point if I was an Evangelical I would have answered with an enthusiastic “Yes!” Well, actually it would have been a qualified yes, because one of the tenets of the Evangelical movement was “Inerrancy”. I reallyContinue reading “My long slow journey away from Evangelicalism”
So Damn Tired
I’ve had a tough day. It started with my church continuing to make (what I think are) poor choices regarding the pandemic. But really it started before today: with the knowledge of not being able to see my son over Christmas and not being able to share Christmas with my parents in person for theContinue reading “So Damn Tired”
Gospelish – By C J Fitz – An Internet Monk Review
The past couple of weeks I have been hanging out musically at the intersection of country and folk. It is not a place I have been known to frequent, but the artistry of C J Fritz is persuading me that this might be a part of town that I want to visit more often. SoContinue reading “Gospelish – By C J Fitz – An Internet Monk Review”
What is an Evangelical?
I have been hanging around Internet Monk for about thirteen years now, and writing for it for almost as long. This has been a journey for me, and part of the at journey has been a movement away from Evangelicalism. Like many of our readers, it has been a journey into a “Post-Evangelical Wilderness.” ThereContinue reading “What is an Evangelical?”
Another Look: Elder Qualifications – Difficulties in Translation and Interpretation
This was a favourite of mine from February 2014. All the original comments were lost. So we have a chance to have a brand new disussion. I have been having a wonderful experience leading a small group through the Sermon on the Mount. We got side tracked a couple of weeks ago when we startedContinue reading “Another Look: Elder Qualifications – Difficulties in Translation and Interpretation”
Reconsider Jesus – Lord of the Sabbath (Mark 2:23-28)
Reconsider Jesus – A fresh look at Jesus from the Gospel of Mark A devotional commentary by Michael Spencer Compiled and Edited by: Michael Bell Table of Contents An update from Mike: This brings us to the end of Mark chapter two. I have a fair bit of work that I need to do onContinue reading “Reconsider Jesus – Lord of the Sabbath (Mark 2:23-28)”
Covid-19 Myths: What about Sweden? (Part 1)
Today I want to start looking at a few Covid-19 myths that have been endlessly repeated about Sweden. They go something like this: 1. Sweden did just fine when they decided to keep things open. 2. Sweden was able to save their economy. 3. We can be like Sweden, protect the vulnerable, and let theContinue reading “Covid-19 Myths: What about Sweden? (Part 1)”
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