“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 on the church. For them, leaving the church meant leaving Jesus behind in the church. God… — 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
