Welcome to the webpage of blogger, author and speaker, John Spencer. Choose a category of writing below.
A satirical translation that seeks to open our eyes to our over-familiarity, bias and hidden assumptions.
Since we’re made in God’s image, then if we look at God we’ll understand more about our sexuality, identity, desires, marriages and parenting.
In the tradition of CS Lewis: “children’s stories” that speak of deeper truths.
Sheep, goats and Joel Osteen (not the bible)
You see when Christ returns, He’s not going to ask us what Joel Osteen did. He’s going to ask us what we did.
Christ, the Church and Charlottesville
You see fear captivates our attention and means that we give something other than God our attention.
God, Gender and the Google memo (godly sexuality)
let us instead celebrate and honour the differences that God has given in men and women and together go build the Kingdom
Matt 4:23-25 Jesus heals some (but not all) people (Not the Bible)
Let’s get to the source – Jesus – and get our eyes fixed on Him not on techniques or particular ministers or anything else. He is our life, our hope, our healing. He is everything we need.
Matt 4:21-22 Jesus exploits his disciples (Not the Bible)
If Jesus is really first then we will value all the parts of His Body and not just His head.
Taking off false identities part 2 (godly identity)
Whilst admitting I was addicted was liberating but saying I was an addict was a cage. One says I have a problem, the other says I am the problem.