“Religion is our negotiation with God to try to get his help in exchange for our good behavior. We promise to do what we’re told, and we expect God to reward us. This is a straightforward business arrangement, and we… — Michael Spencer Copy Share Image
“Behind the Jesus Is Here sign, Jesus is used as a symbol to approve what we already are, to bless what we are already… — Michael Spencer Copy Share Image
“Jesus seems completely aware that in coming to him, we will leave other things behind, and that aspect of being involved with Jesus never… — Michael Spencer Copy Share Image
“The things you are certain of at age twenty-five lose a lot of luster by age forty, and even more by age fifty. As… — Michael Spencer Copy Share Image
“Jesus never asked me to give to an organization the kind of exclusive devotion he demands from his disciples. Over and over, Jesus calls… — Michael Spencer Copy Share Image
“Behind the Jesus Is Here sign are too many narcissistic competitors in what has rightly been called “the worship wars,” a consumerist competition to… — Michael Spencer Copy Share Image
Without the incarnation, Christianity isn’t even a very good story, and most sadly, it means nothing. “Be nice to one another” is not a… — Michael Spencer Copy Share Image
“The standard practice of preachers linking God’s work so closely to church programs and priorities had a devastating effect on Christians who gave up… — Michael Spencer Copy Share Image
“Behind the Jesus Is Here sign is a health, wealth, and prosperity “gospel” that removes God from the status of sovereign Lord and turns… — Michael Spencer Copy Share Image
“...the incarnation is the complete refutation of every human system and institution that claims to control, possess, and distribute God. Whatever any church or… — Michael Spencer Copy Share Image
“Jesus-shaped spirituality hears Jesus say "believe and repent," but the call that resonates most closely in the heart of a disciple is "follow me."… — Michael Spencer Copy Share Image
“The largest church in the United States is pastored by a motivational speaker who tells his audiences how to improve their lives with a… — Michael Spencer Copy Share Image
“... the powerful changes that happen in the life of a disciple never come from the disciple working hard at doing anything. They come… — Michael Spencer Copy Share Image
The human experience of weakness is God's blueprint for calling attention to the supremacy of his Son. When miserably failing people continue to belong… — Michael Spencer Copy Share Image
“I was surprised to find that a lot of teachers and preachers thought that “What would Jesus do?” was a flawed idea. They preferred… — Michael Spencer Copy Share Image
“At the foundation of the Christian life, there is a kind of sacred individuality, a sort of holy aloneness that cries out to be… — Michael Spencer Copy Share Image
