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 The Beginning The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God… Mark 1:1 – NIV Every world religion has something to sayContinue reading “Reconsider Jesus – The Beginning (Mark 1:1)”
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Reconsider Jesus – Introduction: Why Mark?
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 Introduction: Why Mark Out of all the books in the world, why read this one? With a hundred other activities and interests to pursue, why devote yourContinue reading “Reconsider Jesus – Introduction: Why Mark?”
Reconsider Jesus – Table of Contents
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: Foreword and Preface Introduction – Why Mark? Mark 1:1 The Beginning Mark 1:1-3 Roots Mark 1:4-8 The Forerunner Mark 1:9a From Nazareth Mark 1:9-11 The Baptism MarkContinue reading “Reconsider Jesus – Table of Contents”
Reconsider Jesus – A fresh look at Jesus from Gospel of Mark
Today marks a radical departure in my writing for Internet Monk. One of my greatest desires over the last ten years has been to bring Michael Spencer’s study of the Gospel of Mark into the hands of his readers. While I have had some initial starts on it over the past decade, the time hasContinue reading “Reconsider Jesus – A fresh look at Jesus from Gospel of Mark”
Wednesday with Michael Spencer “The lived spiritual life is a frequent contradiction.”
Wednesday with Michael Spencer “The lived spiritual life is a frequent contradiction.” From a 2007 post: “Mother Teresa and the Mystery of God’s Absence” Christianity’s promises of the present presence and apprehension of God are not simple. In many ways, it seems to me that neither scripture nor recorded experience gives a coherent, teachable viewContinue reading “Wednesday with Michael Spencer “The lived spiritual life is a frequent contradiction.””
Wednesday with Michael Spencer: Just a guy with a life
Wednesday with Michael Spencer Just a guy with a life (excerpt from Chronicle of the Journey, 2008) I’m a fifty one year old guy whose days leading churches in his denomination are probably over, whose wife got burned out in the non-existent “spirituality” of 30+ years of Baptist church life and ministry, who has beenContinue reading “Wednesday with Michael Spencer: Just a guy with a life”
Wednesday with Michael Spencer: “The exhausting effort to be a good Christian denies Christ.”
Wednesday with Michael Spencer Excerpt from Mere Churchianity: Finding Your Way Back to Jesus-Shaped Spirituality I discovered, while listening to a lecture on Luther’s breakthrough discovery of grace, that the victorious Christian life is a lie. It is a completely un-Jesus-shaped imposter. The Christian life isn’t a denial of the prodigal son parable, with theContinue reading “Wednesday with Michael Spencer: “The exhausting effort to be a good Christian denies Christ.””
Tuesday with Michael Spencer: It’s going to take courage
Tuesday with Michael Spencer It’s going to take courage (from a post in 2008) If the truth about Christianity turned out to be very different from what we’d been taught as young Christians by people we look up to as mentors and authorities, would we stand up and tell the truth? Would we make theContinue reading “Tuesday with Michael Spencer: It’s going to take courage”
Sunday with Michael Spencer: Complex Me
Sunday with Michael Spencer Complex Me (from “Icebergs, Onions and Why You’re Not As Simple As You Think” – 2008) I’m an iceberg, an onion, a mystery. I’m complex and rarely insightful into myself. Thousands of experiences co-exist in me at the same time. I’m a library of presuppositions and passively accepted versions of theContinue reading “Sunday with Michael Spencer: Complex Me”
Wednesday with Michael Spencer: “That’s my trash can in the corner, and what you’re smelling is what I finally threw out.”
Wednesday with Michael Spencer That’s my trash can in the corner, and what you’re smelling is what I finally threw out. (2009) I believe what Christians believe. It’s what my life is founded on. My Christian faith is like a map. It tells me where I am, who I am, where I’ve been, where I’mContinue reading “Wednesday with Michael Spencer: “That’s my trash can in the corner, and what you’re smelling is what I finally threw out.””
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