While I don’t usually have anything to do with the cult of Christian Science (an oxymoron if there ever was one), their Monitor news service remains insightful. Still, it comes as a bit of surprise to see them running an article by the iMonk, Michael Spencer, about the collapse of Evangelicali...

In a posted Bible study on the Book of Nehemiah, Michael Spencer made the following comments, based on Neh. 8:10 about The Unlikely Command of Holy Joy. He is making a direct connection between the joy of repentance and the joy of the Messianic banquet, the celebration of the Kingdom. But the Gospel...

I was reading Michael Spencers latest article entitled The Kids Are All Right: Ten Gift Ideas For A Fundamentalist Young Person Near You and it really made me think about my childhood / teen years in pentecostalism. As I read Spencer’s article and the many responses (mine included), I came to ...

I was reading Michael Spencers latest article entitled The Kids Are All Right: Ten Gift Ideas For A Fundamentalist Young Person Near You and it really made me think about my childhood / teen years in pentecostalism. As I read Spencer’s article and the many responses (mine included), I came to ...

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of England and the Lutheran Heritage Foundation have jointly published a pamphlet called “Life by Drowning: Enlightenment through Law and Gospel”. This is a translation of a work by the Swedish bishop Bo Giertz, best known to English-speaking Lutherans as ...

The IMonk has a new question posted on Friday for The Liturgical Gangstas : "What is the way to go to be the church Jesus is building: Sacramental, Attractional or Missional? And in what mixture? For what reasons? " The answers are well worth reading....

Michael Spencer intrigued me this week with his panel discussion between representatives of Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Methodist, Lutheran and Southern Baptist traditions on the answer to the question: How Can A Person Grow Spiritually in the Next Year? I also love the name of his p...

Diane at Crossroads gets a hat tip for pointing me to Michael Spencer’s new blog, Jesus Shaped Spirituality. His post “Pray at the Pump: A Meditation on Jesus and Economic Discipleship” could not be more incisive. I encourage everyone to read it. Each one of us in this country may ...

I am still going under the radar for a few days, but I did want to point everyone to a great discussion surrounding a "Jesus Shaped" view of worship.  My friend Michael Spencer (the internet monk) has a new blog that is getting some great discussion going.  Here is a post on the ...

The Internet Monk blog by Michael Spencer appears to be coming to the end of its almost 8 year run this summer to pursue a new project starting around July. Thanks Michael for blessing me the past eight years and best wishes in your new endeavor....