To Do the Best with What We Have A Classic Michael Spencer Post From January 2008 The following incident is fictionalized from real experience. I look at my watch. It’s time for a counseling appointment. I clear my desk, bring in the extra chairs and wait. My appointment arrives and the conversation begins. This isContinue reading “iMonk Classic: To Do the Best with What We Have”
Category Archives: Michael Spencer
One Foot In The Wilderness
Michael Spencer kept looking over his shoulder. He was willing to express views that were not popular among others of his denomination and he expressed concern that there were individuals out there who were looking for opportunities to “report” him to the administrators at the school where he worked. I got a real sense ofContinue reading “One Foot In The Wilderness”
iMonk Classic: On Another Shore, In a Greater Light
A Classic Michael Spencer Post From Christmas 2008 My favorite piece of liturgy in the world is a sentence in the opening section of the Traditional Service of Nine Lessons and Carols broadcast round the world on the BBC. Why is it so moving? Because it is beautiful and true. Each year, as more andContinue reading “iMonk Classic: On Another Shore, In a Greater Light”
Reconsider Jesus – Moving Forward
When many of the Dead Sea Scrolls faced delay in publication, conspiracy theories started to abound: What was it in the scrolls that the Vatican wanted to keep secret? Were they harmful to the church? Did they dispute the claims of Christianity? In fact the truth is a little more boring than that. The originalContinue reading “Reconsider Jesus – Moving Forward”
iMonk Classic: Keep Going
A classic Michael Spencer post from October 2009. More self-indulgent thoughts on my life. Skip if that annoys you. In the middle of this week, I heard some seriously bad health news about a good friend. Yesterday, I had to turn down an opportunity I really wanted to accept. Last night, I got a confusingContinue reading “iMonk Classic: Keep Going”
Reconsider Jesus – The Sent Out
The following is an excerpt from Michael Spencer’s upcoming book: Reconsider Jesus – A fresh look at Jesus from the Gospel of Mark. This week we are looking at a part of Michael Spencer’s writing and speaking on Mark 6. I accidentally skipped ahead and will be returning to Mark 5 next week. The material being coveredContinue reading “Reconsider Jesus – The Sent Out”
iMonk Classic: Christian without the Adjectives
Classic iMonk Post By Michael Spencer From September 11, 2008 I have been reading a novel, and the protagonist is an Italian immigrant, and Catholic. At the end of a long introductory description, it simply said, “…he was a Christian.” Now for some reason this struck me. It’s not that I’m enamored with the word.Continue reading “iMonk Classic: Christian without the Adjectives”
Reconsider Jesus – What was Jesus Like?
On Fridays we are taking a journey with Michael Spencer through the Gospel of Mark. We have found many of his writings and sermons on Mark and are editing and compiling them into a book: Reconsider Jesus – A fresh look at Jesus from the Gospel of Mark. The following is a blog post writtenContinue reading “Reconsider Jesus – What was Jesus Like?”
Reconsider Jesus – Once Saved Always Saved?
The following is an excerpt from Michael Spencer’s upcoming book: Reconsider Jesus – A fresh look at Jesus from the Gospel of Mark. This week we are continuing with some of his thoughts on The Seed and the Soil from Mark 4:1-8; 13-20 that we introduced two weeks ago. Michael Spencer’s thoughts on Mark ChapterContinue reading “Reconsider Jesus – Once Saved Always Saved?”
Reconsider Jesus – An Ode to Michael Spencer
For the past number of Fridays we have been presenting excerpts from Michael Spencer’s upcoming book: Reconsider Jesus – A fresh look at Jesus from the Gospel of Mark. This week, one of our editors of the project, Scott Lenke, introduces himself, and tells us what drew him to Michael Spencer and this project. ScottContinue reading “Reconsider Jesus – An Ode to Michael Spencer”
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