Michael Spencer, a.k.a. Internet Monk, has died of cancer. (Not to be confused with our own commenter on this blog Webmonk, who is still alive.) His <a href=”http://www.internetmonk.com/”>blog</a>, subtitled “Dispatches from the post-evangelical wilderness,” was a favorite site for honest theological and spiritual discussions. A Baptist minister who strugged with some of the trappings of evangelicalism, Spencer was influenced by, among others, the Christ-centered, Gospel-centered emphasis of Lutheranism, though he bemoaned the way Lutherans tend to shut themselves off from other Christians.
Trevin Wax has gleaned some of his favorite posts:
I Like the Prayer List
The prayer list frees us from the notion that the people of God are the healthy, happy ones who turned up for worship today. It reminds us that our community is extended into hospitals, nursing homes, psych hospitals, the homes of the poor, the relationships we have with other kinds of Christians and the mission we’re on together.