Homosexuals & Evangelicals - The Internet Monk on SBE

Erik May 9th, 2008

The Internet Monk, Michael Spencer, joins us on Steve Brown Etc. this week to talk about gays, lesbians and evangelicals. Use one of the options below to listen.

When homosexuals listen to evangelicals, what do they hear? One friend of mine suggested that we sound like the teacher from the Peanuts cartoons, "Wa wah wa. Wah wa wa wah." But much of the time, our words are far more caustic. Join us as we discuss the subject in the context of Michael's insightful and controversi … (Read More)

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The Internet Monk - Michael Spencer

Erik February 21st, 2008

Last month, Michael Spencer joined us on Steve Brown Etc. to talk about post-evangelicalism and the ins and outs of being a popular blogger and podcaster at InternetMonk.com.

Now you can hear the entire 40 minute interview for the first time.

This edition of The Brown Sessions is loaded with conversation that we simply didn't have time to include on the radio show. Thank God for the Internet! Use one of the options below to listen.

Also, The Internet Monk will be a regular contribut … (Read More)

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Attention SBE Guest Blog Readers!

Michael Spencer February 11th, 2008

I'm Michael Spencer, the new blogger on the SBE Guest Blog team, and I'm going to introduce myself. Since this is bound to be exciting, why not call five other people and have them read along with you? Then you can all talk about the experience later, over some coffee and some dessert you should have given up for Lent.

Why am I part of this group blogging effort? Do I have the celebrity status of Tony Campolo? Do I have the gravitas of John Armstrong? Am I involved in legal and cultura … (Read More)

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This is the End…of Evangelicalism, My Friend

Michael Spencer January 28th, 2008

***Music by The Doors: “The End.”***

There was an elf that met the children at the door. Also in this room was a store that had Barbies, action figures, Brats Dolls, and all of the most popular items that you would find in a Toy-R-Us catalog the day after Thanksgiving. In order for kids to get the merchandise, they had to say a memory verse and earn store credits. The first thing my kids said to me when I went to pick them up was ”Daddy, can we start going to this church?” Can you blame … (Read More)

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The Internet Monk

Erik January 25th, 2008

Blogging, podcasting, and other new media are changing our culture in dramatic ways. One obvious example is the role that the Internet, bloggers, and YouTube are playing in this year's election.

Another example (and maybe not so obvious…yet) is the way these new technologies are challenging and transforming the Church.

This week on Steve Brown Etc., we're joined by popular blogger, podcaster, and self-described post-evangelical, Michael Spencer (a.k.a. The Internet Monk).

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