Comments on: IM Bio http://www.internetmonk.com ...dispatches from the post-evangelical wilderness Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:14:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ky. author on ‘evangelical collapse’ | Faith & Works http://www.internetmonk.com/michael-spencer-the-internet-monk/comment-page-1#comment-614463 Ky. author on ‘evangelical collapse’ | Faith & Works Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:40:44 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?page_id=2907#comment-614463 [...] Michael Spencer of Oneida, Ky., a former Baptist pastor and author of the influential InternetMonk blog, writes of the “coming evangelical collapse” in a Christian Science Monitor column. [...] [...] Michael Spencer of Oneida, Ky., a former Baptist pastor and author of the influential InternetMonk blog, writes of the “coming evangelical collapse” in a Christian Science Monitor column. [...]

]]> By: More on That | With Intent http://www.internetmonk.com/michael-spencer-the-internet-monk/comment-page-1#comment-601777 More on That | With Intent Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:45:38 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?page_id=2907#comment-601777 [...] As a follow-up to my last two posts (part 1 – part 2) I wanted to mention a book I came across last year just as it was released.  I thought the timing and discovery were fairly serendipitous.  I dropped in a B&N to purchase a book they didn’t have.  As I was leaving, I detoured to avoid a group of shoppers.  At a remote spot by a wall, I stopped for no apparent reason.  I glanced at a cart holding new-arrivals that were being placed on shelves.  I saw “Mere Churchianity: Finding Your Way Back to Jesus Shaped Spirituality” – by Michael Spencer - The Internet Monk. [...] [...] As a follow-up to my last two posts (part 1 – part 2) I wanted to mention a book I came across last year just as it was released.  I thought the timing and discovery were fairly serendipitous.  I dropped in a B&N to purchase a book they didn’t have.  As I was leaving, I detoured to avoid a group of shoppers.  At a remote spot by a wall, I stopped for no apparent reason.  I glanced at a cart holding new-arrivals that were being placed on shelves.  I saw “Mere Churchianity: Finding Your Way Back to Jesus Shaped Spirituality” – by Michael Spencer - The Internet Monk. [...]

]]> By: John Blackman http://www.internetmonk.com/michael-spencer-the-internet-monk/comment-page-1#comment-498991 John Blackman Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:23:29 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?page_id=2907#comment-498991 Dear IMonk : I keep spreading your name around up here in Canada. I'm a 47 year old Pastor (recovering Youth Pastor) who was also a massive Solid Rock Records fan back in the day. Got my reformation leanings from a Dad who worked in tire factories, grew up Small County Pentecostal , switched to Reformed Baptist and read things on the night shift where he worked in a tire plant boiler room like the Sword and Trowel and A.W.Pink while avoiding contracting Pink eye! I have to continue to push you toward converting to the love of mr bill mallonee to satisfy your hunger for depth of lyrics and good honest music from the heart! Keep up the good podcasting... I get behind on my listening them on a long road trip I get all monked up and feel once again less like a lost soul! Dear IMonk : I keep spreading your name around up here in Canada. I’m a 47 year old Pastor (recovering Youth Pastor) who was also a massive Solid Rock Records fan back in the day. Got my reformation leanings from a Dad who worked in tire factories, grew up Small County Pentecostal , switched to Reformed Baptist and read things on the night shift where he worked in a tire plant boiler room like the Sword and Trowel and A.W.Pink while avoiding contracting Pink eye!

I have to continue to push you toward converting to the love of mr bill mallonee to satisfy your hunger for depth of lyrics and good honest music from the heart!
Keep up the good podcasting… I get behind on my listening them on a long road trip I get all monked up and feel once again less like a lost soul!

]]> By: jackie http://www.internetmonk.com/michael-spencer-the-internet-monk/comment-page-1#comment-496781 jackie Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:48:14 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?page_id=2907#comment-496781 You mean, you're just ... a regular guy? I do think the lack of sod like hair will create a credibility issue. Therefore, may your ministry be blessed with growth in the absence of follicular abundance! You mean, you’re just … a regular guy? I do think the lack of sod like hair will create a credibility issue. Therefore, may your ministry be blessed with growth in the absence of follicular abundance!

]]> By: Bob Smietana http://www.internetmonk.com/michael-spencer-the-internet-monk/comment-page-1#comment-487062 Bob Smietana Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:21:51 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?page_id=2907#comment-487062 Michael I'm the religion writer at the Tennessean in Nashville, just saw your Change or Die piece online, wondered if you'd have a couple minutes to talk about SBC. my email is bsmietana@tennessean.com, cell is 615-477-8814 Michael

I’m the religion writer at the Tennessean in Nashville, just saw your Change or Die piece online, wondered if you’d have a couple minutes to talk about SBC. my email is bsmietana@tennessean.com, cell is 615-477-8814

]]> By: Der große Lobpreis-Schlamassel « theolobias.de http://www.internetmonk.com/michael-spencer-the-internet-monk/comment-page-1#comment-482564 Der große Lobpreis-Schlamassel « theolobias.de Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:28:39 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?page_id=2907#comment-482564 [...] Michael Spencer hat mir die freundliche Erlaubnis erteilt, einen seiner letzten Blogartikel ins Deutsche zu übersetzen und hier zu veröffentlichen. Die Ãœbersetzung ist so Pi mal Daumen und noch deutlich vom Südstaaten-Lokalkolorit gekennzeichnet, aber ich denke, die Intention wird klar und paßt wunderbar auf hiesige Verhältnisse. [...] [...] Michael Spencer hat mir die freundliche Erlaubnis erteilt, einen seiner letzten Blogartikel ins Deutsche zu übersetzen und hier zu veröffentlichen. Die Ãœbersetzung ist so Pi mal Daumen und noch deutlich vom Südstaaten-Lokalkolorit gekennzeichnet, aber ich denke, die Intention wird klar und paßt wunderbar auf hiesige Verhältnisse. [...]

]]> By: Michael The Haggard http://www.internetmonk.com/michael-spencer-the-internet-monk/comment-page-1#comment-473245 Michael The Haggard Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:25:56 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?page_id=2907#comment-473245 Hello Michael, I am a 45ish self-supporting missionary in Taiwan. I am currently finishing up my LONG overdue Masters in Theology & Philosophy (distance). I was an Independent Christian Church pastor and then a Southern Baptist pastor... mainly because those groups would take me (until I bent some big donner's nose with the truth). I am probably closer to Gene Scott than I am Johnny M. Hunt... well... that aint so true either. Perhaps Drew Marshall is closer to my style. Then again... THANK YOU... thank you for having a blog that speaks to me and reaches me. It says things I have been saying for years. It reminds me there ARE thinking Christians out there and not just toe-the-line club members. Being on the mission field can get lonely and hungry for like minded Christians... many missionaries tend to get on my nerves. Not all of them... but we are far away from each other and busy and don't nearly get to fellowship as we should. After months of seminary and enduring some club-member-christians on the field... You Feed me Good Food. In His Grip Michael The Haggard Hello Michael,
I am a 45ish self-supporting missionary in Taiwan. I am currently finishing up my LONG overdue Masters in Theology & Philosophy (distance). I was an Independent Christian Church pastor and then a Southern Baptist pastor… mainly because those groups would take me (until I bent some big donner’s nose with the truth). I am probably closer to Gene Scott than I am Johnny M. Hunt… well… that aint so true either. Perhaps Drew Marshall is closer to my style. Then again…

THANK YOU… thank you for having a blog that speaks to me and reaches me. It says things I have been saying for years. It reminds me there ARE thinking Christians out there and not just toe-the-line club members. Being on the mission field can get lonely and hungry for like minded Christians… many missionaries tend to get on my nerves. Not all of them… but we are far away from each other and busy and don’t nearly get to fellowship as we should. After months of seminary and enduring some club-member-christians on the field… You Feed me Good Food.

In His Grip
Michael The Haggard

]]> By: Robin http://www.internetmonk.com/michael-spencer-the-internet-monk/comment-page-1#comment-454285 Robin Wed, 13 May 2009 16:38:37 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?page_id=2907#comment-454285 Hello, Just found you, and so glad I did. God has been leading my heart in this direction as you talk about on your blog. I am hoping to go to seminary this fall, and look forward to visiting and gleamng from your blog. I just started reading Christless Christianity by Michael Horton and did a blog post on it. Would love if you could stop by and share your thoughts. God bless, Robin Hello, Just found you, and so glad I did. God has been leading my heart in this direction as you talk about on your blog. I am hoping to go to seminary this fall, and look forward to visiting and gleamng from your blog. I just started reading Christless Christianity by Michael Horton and did a blog post on it. Would love if you could stop by and share your thoughts. God bless, Robin

]]> By: barbara rew http://www.internetmonk.com/michael-spencer-the-internet-monk/comment-page-1#comment-435289 barbara rew Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:49:23 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?page_id=2907#comment-435289 I have a coup;e of booklets that I would like to send to Mike for his review and opinion. This discussion may be done on this internet site after he reads and reviews them. Does he have a P.O. Box or church address that I can send them to? Thanks & God bless I have a coup;e of booklets that I would like to send to Mike for his review and opinion. This discussion may be done on this internet site after he reads and reviews them. Does he have a P.O. Box or church address that I can send them to?
Thanks & God bless

]]> By: Joel http://www.internetmonk.com/michael-spencer-the-internet-monk/comment-page-1#comment-433789 Joel Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:59:10 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?page_id=2907#comment-433789 Dear Mike, I’m writing to tell you that I have been blessed by listening to your podcasts and reading your essays. Thanks, and keep up the good work! I am an American missionary working in Russia (My wife is Russian, and I have been in Russia for 14 years). It’s sad that the pitfalls and weaknesses of the American evangelical church are also influencing the Protestant churches of Russia (the prosperity gospel, church growth methodology, etc.). The bestselling books from the Christian bookstores in the U.S. are translated into Russian and sold here. Some of the Russian believers in our church even watch TBN via streaming on the internet! So the concerns you express on your programs about the evangelical church resonate in my own heart with the concerns I increasingly have for the church here in Russia. May the Lord help us to fight the good fight with love and wisdom! By the way, I have also been helped by listening to your Coffee Cup Apologetics. Let me raise a question that I am sometimes asked as I share the gospel here in Russia. Maybe you can address it on one of your future programs. Non-believers will sometimes raise the objection that, “Everyone interprets (or understands) the Bible in their own way.” The implication is that we can’t really rely on the Bible, because it can be understood 100 different ways by 100 different people. Have you ever encountered this objection, and how would you respond? Thanks again for your ministry. Keep up the good work! In Christ, Brother Joel Dear Mike,

I’m writing to tell you that I have been blessed by listening to your podcasts and reading your essays. Thanks, and keep up the good work! I am an American missionary working in Russia (My wife is Russian, and I have been in Russia for 14 years). It’s sad that the pitfalls and weaknesses of the American evangelical church are also influencing the Protestant churches of Russia (the prosperity gospel, church growth methodology, etc.). The bestselling books from the Christian bookstores in the U.S. are translated into Russian and sold here. Some of the Russian believers in our church even watch TBN via streaming on the internet! So the concerns you express on your programs about the evangelical church resonate in my own heart with the concerns I increasingly have for the church here in Russia. May the Lord help us to fight the good fight with love and wisdom!

By the way, I have also been helped by listening to your Coffee Cup Apologetics. Let me raise a question that I am sometimes asked as I share the gospel here in Russia. Maybe you can address it on one of your future programs. Non-believers will sometimes raise the objection that, “Everyone interprets (or understands) the Bible in their own way.” The implication is that we can’t really rely on the Bible, because it can be understood 100 different ways by 100 different people. Have you ever encountered this objection, and how would you respond?

Thanks again for your ministry. Keep up the good work!
In Christ,
Brother Joel

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