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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Jesus Watches Your Church Ad

Michael Spencer May 5th, 2008

Ever have a mystical experience? Mystical experiences aren’t exactly my strong point, but the Spirit has managed to get a few past my defenses over the years.

Once I was staying in the hospital with my mom. Mom was 82 and had just had a serious stroke. I stayed in the room with her for a week because she was really a mess, and as far as family went, I was it.

It was in the early hours of the morning, and mom had been awake, fighting the nurses, talking out of her head and refusing to sleep or … (Read More)

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Finding the Good Stuff: Discovering The Christian Year

Michael Spencer March 17th, 2008

I grew up in the 1960's in a small city in Western Kentucky among fundamentalist Baptists who were sure their kind were the only Christians on the planet. My ignorance of the broader Christian world was too abysmal to be described with normal adjectives.

When I became aware of other kinds of Christians- around 1972- I was frightened of them. Methodists actually scared me. My best friend was an Episcopalian. He came to my church all the time. I would have sooner asked for a root canal than g … (Read More)

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The Brown Sessions Archive (Updated)

Erik February 28th, 2008

If you're new to The Brown Sessions, check out all these great guests that Steve Brown has interviewed. Each session is listed in alphabetical order according to the guest's last name. Click on the links to read a description of the topics covered and to access the audio file of the interview.

Click the "Subscribe!" button in the header of this page to get The Brown Sessions delivered FREE when they post to the site. Listen all you want. We'll make 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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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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