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Best of Michael Spencer: Death – The Road that Must Be Traveled

Note from CM: Michael died on this day six years ago. O Lord, the God of mercies, grant unto the souls of Thy servants, the anniversary day of whose death we are keeping, a place of solace, of peaceful rest, of glorious light. Through Christ our Lord, Amen. • • • Death: The Road that Must Be Traveled For this boy,Continue reading “Best of Michael Spencer: Death – The Road that Must Be Traveled”

Random Thoughts: Monday in the American Circus

The “evangelical circus” that Michael Spencer wrote about is but one facet of the “American circus.” I don’t think any of these individual stories is worth an entire post, but together, they shine a light on some of the silliness that is shining forth here in the good ol’ USA and among Americans who professContinue reading “Random Thoughts: Monday in the American Circus”

Just in case you’re wondering . . . the Bible

Oh, how I love your law! It is my meditation all day long. • Psalm 119:97, NRSV • • • Just in case you were wondering, I love the Bible. I learned this from my life in evangelicalism. One key characteristic of evangelical Christianity is its commitment to the Bible as God’s Word. The evangelicalContinue reading “Just in case you’re wondering . . . the Bible”

Saturday Ramblings, April 11, 2015

Human head transplants, Polar-bear-sized aliens, and the sex lives of grilled cheese eaters: welcome to the weekend! Let’s ramble! And let’s break out the rag-top, baby, it’s spring!Well, that’s a relief: The life-sized replica of Noah’s Ark is still alive. “Despite all the naysayers, and the enormous amount of false information certain people and organizations haveContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings, April 11, 2015”

iMonk Classic: Death: The Road that Must Be Traveled

Note from CM: This week, as we commemorate Michael Spencer’s passing five years ago, we thank God for the hope of eternal life and hear this reminder from Michael: “…the Christian does not see death as the triumph of death, but as the giving way of death to life. In the final moments, thisContinue reading “iMonk Classic: Death: The Road that Must Be Traveled”

Writers’ Roundtable—Salvation

There is a chill in the air, the leaves are falling, the days are shorter … and there is a sudden gathering of iMonks at my kitchen table. Somehow they think I have leftover Halloween candy. What a surprise for them to learn all I have are some Dum-Dums and Smarties, plus some floss theContinue reading “Writers’ Roundtable—Salvation”

Losing The War

The problem with going to war is that there is a very real chance you may lose. It was August 14, 1945 in the United States, but due to the International Date Line, it was already August 15 in Japan. The Japanese Empire was reeling. The United States had just obliterated two major cities, HiroshimaContinue reading “Losing The War”

Saturday Ramblings 3.24.12

Welcome to the March Madness edition of Saturday Ramblings. I asked the Synonymous Rambler to take charge of the leftovers this week so I could focus on all of the Ohio teams still (as of this writing) in the tournament. But SR is also caught up in the madness of this third month of theContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings 3.24.12”

Christian Superstitions

This post started out to be a joke (it still may end up as one, says you) or at least to be a mildly humorous look at some elements of Catholic and perhaps wider Christian practice. The genesis or inspiration arose from a throw-away comment Jeff made in one of his Saturday Ramblings, and IContinue reading “Christian Superstitions”

iMonk Classic: Jesus — The Glory of the Christian Journey

Classic iMonk Post by Michael Spencer From May 4, 2009 I canâ€™t speak for anyone else, just for me. When I became a Christian in 1974, I was immediately taught to define myself three ways. First, did I believe that I was a sinner and that Jesus died for my sins so I could goContinue reading “iMonk Classic: Jesus — The Glory of the Christian Journey”