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About Michael
Known to most people as "The Internet Monk," Michael Spencer is a missional thinker, communicator and writer living and working in southeastern Kentucky. He has been ministering to high school students for over 30 years in churches and schools. He currently ministers in one of the most diverse ministry settings in America, speaking over 1500 times in the last fifteen years to atheists, Buddhists, Muslims, nominal Christians and committed Christian believers from 20 countries (including communist China) and 40 states.
Since 2000 he has been the author of Internet Monk, one of the leading Christian blogs in the world. He is also the owner and moderator of the longest running Christian group blog he knows of, the infamous Boars Head Tavern. He produces the Internet Monk Radio podcast and a new podcast called Coffee Cup Apologetics.
He has been quoted in Time Magazine's September '07 cover story on Christians and wealth. He has been published in Modern Reformation and is the weekly evangelical guest on "The Catholic Guy" radio program on Sirrus radio 159, the Catholic Channel. His posts on the decline and aftermath of evangelical Christianity have been linked, quoted and read all over the world.
Michael is married to Denise and has two grown children: Noel Cordle, in Ohio and Clay, at the University of Kentucky.
You can contact him at michael@internetmonk.com. For more information on Michael as a speaker or teacher, consult his promotional material.
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Out for a couple of days 14 hours ago
I won't be posting again until Saturday. The next two days include two trips to Lexington. Then I want to get the podcasts up, so this might be a good time to spend some time in the IM archives. Remember that when you get to the bottom of a page, there are more posts on th...
Recent Songs - see all
- Charlie Hall - Mystery
- Charlie Hall - Knit My Heart
- Charlie Hall - You Are God
- Charlie Hall - Bloom Again
- Charlie Hall - Hookers And Robbers
Artists - see all
- Larry Norman - 222
- Michael Spencer - 132
- Sovereign Grace Music - 126
Music
Tony Rice, Phil Keaggy, Gordon Lightfoot, Patti Loveless, Marty Stuart, Michael Card, The Call, Derek Webb, Neal Morse, Future of Forestry, U2, Beatles, John Lennon, John Mark Macmillan
Television
CSI, Without A Trace, Criminal Minds, Cold Case, Mind of Mencia, MST3K, Reds Baseball
Books
Robert Capon, N.T. Wright, J.F. Powers, Eugene Peterson, Michael Horton, Ben Witherington III, Frank McCourt, C.S. Lewis, Graham Goldsworthy, Keith Ward, Susan Howatch
Activities
Interests
Christianity, Apologetics, Baseball, High School Football, public speaking, theology
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- I-Chord - Clay Spencer - 11
- Praise the Lord - Sovereign Grace Music - 9
- Glorious - Chris Tomlin Feat. hristy Nockles - 8
Organizations
Gospel for Asia, World Vision, Invisible Children, Oneida Baptist School, Samaritian's Purse
Comments - see all 6
Thanks, Michael. Keep up the good words! If you meet people who might be interested in a conversation on "great design for everyone,' just send them over to my page. Bless, Margaret
posted Aug 19
Thanks for adding me to your friends list. Keep the faith!
posted Jul 31
Micheal Thanks for the add and keep on keepin' on brother! KL
posted Apr 30
Hey Michael! Thanks for the add!
posted Apr 28
I'm still learning about Virb, but I can tell I''m going to like it.
posted Apr 26
Jeremy Casella says:
Michael, thanks for your blog posts over at imonk. I follow it pretty regularly and there's always thoughtful work there. It is appreciated. hope you are well. peace, jeremy casella
posted Nov 16