St. Francis, Pray for Us
Today (October 4) Christians around the world celebrate the life of St. Francis of Assisi, one of the bright lights of the Church and one of the most...
What if Jesus Meant All That Stuff?
To all my nonbelieving, sort-of-believing, and used-to-be-believing friends: I feel like I should begin with a confession. I am sorry that so ofte...
You Might Be An Evangelical Reject If. . .
I wish it were otherwise, but, unfortunately it’s true. Everything within me resisted this realization. But, the time has come to admit it: I’m...
The Emerging Church Brand: The Good, the Bad, and the Messy
First, I want to say I do not want to discourage those who have found renewed hope in Jesus and the Church through “emerging church” conversation...
When Jesus Quoted the OT. . .And Why It Matters
Ever Wonder What Old Testament Verses Jesus Quoted More Than Any Other?
I take Jesus' words very seriously. Very seriously. My understanding of Scrip...
Whose Death Does God Cheer?
BY: JIMMY SPENCER JR. -- I'm not a pacifist—but I do not celebrate the death of another human. Even Osama bin Laden...
Substituting the Offense of the Gospel for Just Being Offensive
I know Dietrich Bonhoeffer said that "Christians should give more offense, " but, to be completely honest, I'm getting really tired of Christians wh...
Do I Deny the Resurrection?
Occasionally I get emails demanding to know my stance on a particular piece of “historic orthodoxy”. People wonder about my view of hell, or who I th...
Love Wins: A New Split in Protestant Evangelicalism
BY: JIMMY SPENCER JR. -- There has been an inordinate amount of craziness around Love Wins. Over the past couple years we...
Love Wins: Rob Bell and the New Calvinists
What Slavoj Zizek is to cultural theory, and what Radiohead is to ... (insert genres that are now transcending), Rob Bell is to the art of preachi...