I AM A PROGRESSIVE CHRISTIAN because I believe that doubting, questioning and searching is a legitimate and mature expression of faith, and that for many Christians a season of deconstruction is a necessary and vital part of the faith journey. I AM A POST-PROGRESSIVE CHRISTIAN because I believe a faith journey that terminates and exhaustsContinue reading “Reconstruction”
Category Archives: Wilderness Journey
Post-Progressive
Labels aren’t everything, but here at Internet Monk we’ve talked a lot about being post-evangelical. The subtitle for the blog used to be “dispatches from the Post-Evangelical wilderness.” That was Michael Spencer’s journey, and it was also mine. From the culture of American evangelicalism to…what? Michael never really found a home in another tradition butContinue reading “Post-Progressive”
Monday with Michael Spencer: Chronicle of the Journey
Note from CM: Internet Monk has always been about the journey. Michael Spencer led the way by sharing his with us. Back in 2008, around the time I began reading and listening to his podcasts, Michael had the opportunity to take a sabbatical. This sabbatical gave him opportunity to chronicle the path he had taken,Continue reading “Monday with Michael Spencer: Chronicle of the Journey”
Another Look: Outsider Lessons
Another Look: Outsider Lessons Back in 2014 I wrote a Wilderness Update post called, “Square Peg Syndrome,” which resonated with many people. I wrote this as a follow-up to that piece. I’ve updated it for today. Benjamin Corey, at his blog, Formerly Fundie, wrote a similar article called, “A Few Things I’ve Learned as a ChristianContinue reading “Another Look: Outsider Lessons”
Always the Road Redux
Always the Road Redux All my life I’ve thought one day this wandering will end, The place I seek appearing, and there I am — at home. Some sweet promised, fruitful, verdant, restful land. I smile, breathe it in, and settle down. There we laugh and feast and play ’til dark Then lie within eachContinue reading “Always the Road Redux”
Wednesday with Michael Spencer: Shopping the Whole Mall
Wednesday with Michael Spencer Shopping the Whole Mall (2007) It started innocently enough. His name was Tim, and he was a Christian at my high school. There weren’t many of us, and we made friends despite those denominational differences that were supposed to matter so much. Tim invited me to a charismatic prayer meeting atContinue reading “Wednesday with Michael Spencer: Shopping the Whole Mall”
Escaping the Wilderness – Some thoughts on Community
Escaping the Wilderness – Some thoughts on Community …it is our job as a church family to be there for you, to help as we might be able, to sympathize with your situation, to pray for you, to weep with you, to care for you. – Chaplain Mike Making your way in the world todayContinue reading “Escaping the Wilderness – Some thoughts on Community”
Escaping the Wilderness – Why have I changed my theological positions?
As I have been exiting the “Evangelical Wilderness”, I have been taking stock of where I fit with some of my theological beliefs. Some of the areas where there is variance between what I believe and what others believe are in the table below. I am solidly in the right hand column in all ofContinue reading “Escaping the Wilderness – Why have I changed my theological positions?”
Mike Bell – Random Stream of Consciousness Edition
My mind has been all over the place this week. Rather than focus on any one thing that I have been thinking about, I thought I would briefly recount a number of ideas that have been percolating in my brain. Feel free to pick on whichever ones catch your fancy. 1. Hey, a new pictureContinue reading “Mike Bell – Random Stream of Consciousness Edition”
Escaping the Wilderness: Part 6 – No More “Wretched Urgency”
There is no urgent concern for converting people in the New Testament. Did you get that down? There is also no urgent concern for the numerical growth of churches by the efforts of members to convert others. There are no burgeoning church programs. There are no plans to train everyone to door knock and sellContinue reading “Escaping the Wilderness: Part 6 – No More “Wretched Urgency””
The Internet Monk Archives 