By Chaplain Mike. Many of us in our Christian traditions learned to celebrate Christ’s resurrection on a day — Easter Sunday. Easter is the great Lord’s Day, the climax of Holy Week, the high point of the Christian Year, marked by an explosion of color, wafting fragrance of lilies, majestic sounds of organ and baroqueContinue reading “Easter Is a Season, Not a Day”
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N.T. Wright on the Significance of the Resurrection
Posted by Chaplain Mike. N.T. Wright speaks of the resurrection as the beginning of the new creation. History matters because human beings matter; human beings matter because creation matters; creation matters because the creator matters. And the creator, according to some of the most ancient Jewish beliefs, grieved so much over creation gone wrong, overContinue reading “N.T. Wright on the Significance of the Resurrection”
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”
Scandalous Grace of God
This appreciation is by Jeff Dunn. I first met Michael Spencer, via the telephone, after I had my heart turned inside-out by a bit of writing most would never have dared to compose. It was shortly after his (in)famous collection of posts, The Coming Evangelical Collapse. As a literary agent, I spent considerable time “scoutingâ€Continue reading “Scandalous Grace of God”
My View: Genesis 1
By Chaplain Mike. My interest in the first chapters of Genesis began to blossom when I was in seminary, studying under Dr. John Sailhamer. Over the years, I have come back to it again and again. My understanding has grown and been refined each time I’ve taken it up. It saddens me that Genesis 1Continue reading “My View: Genesis 1”
Bruce Waltke on Staying in the Discussion
Posted by Chaplain Mike. Bruce Waltke is a renowned conservative Old Testament scholar. He served on the translation committees for the NASB and NIV Bibles. Waltke is a professor emeritus of Old Testament studies at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia and a former president of the Evangelical Theological Society. His commentary on Genesis isContinue reading “Bruce Waltke on Staying in the Discussion”
Practice Resurrection, continued — On Grace and Works
By Chaplain Mike. Ephesians 2:8-9 is one of the key passages Christians use when trying to help people understand that salvation is by God’s grace, a gift that we receive by faith without adding any good works of our own. When someone freely gives us a gift, it is of the essence of the exchangeContinue reading “Practice Resurrection, continued — On Grace and Works”
While We’re on the Subject…
By Chaplain Mike. Since we’ve been talking about eschatology, the end times, and Jesus’ return lately, we might as well take a look at one of America’s foremost prophetic prognosticators. You’ve probably heard something about the enthusiasts who think a great catastrophe that might lead to the end of the world will happen in 2012,Continue reading “While We’re on the Subject…”
iMonk Classic: Wilkerson Warns/iMonk Rants
From iMonk in March, 2009. Replayed by Chaplain Mike. David Wilkerson (Cross and the Switchblade, Times Square Church) is predicting a world changing disaster, and advises that you dust off those cans of Spam you still have from Y2k. It’s getting serious coverage by the unhinged conservative media. I wrote about Evangelical anxiety about theContinue reading “iMonk Classic: Wilkerson Warns/iMonk Rants”
Now I’m Scared. Really.
By Chaplain Mike. The Middle East is front page news again this week, and agreement and peace are nowhere in sight. Watch the following video and get a whole new angle on the story. Is this man and the movement he represents the ones you want influencing the Prime Minister of Israel and U.S. policyContinue reading “Now I’m Scared. Really.”
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