Lisa Spencer

Christ adorer. Life observer. DTS grad (ThM '14). Nonprofit professional. Lover of international cuisine.

[Lisa Spencer @theochick]

"The gospel is to be applied to every area of thinking, feeling, relating, working, and behaving." - Tim Keller

[Lisa Spencer @theochick]

The longer I live this Christian life, the more I appreciate & embrace local church life & less the evangelical industrial culture with its conferences, celebrity heroes & social media influencers. Give me the simple Christian life & encouragement for what is in front of me.

[Lisa Spencer @theochick]

Good stuff!

[Lisa Spencer @theochick]

@virgilwalker I love the way the Lord humbles us when we get too full of ourselves. I think back on the ways I was so puffed up In assertions. Thank you for this vulnerable & honest post, brother.

[Lisa Spencer @theochick]

Agreed! As a person who values nuance where it can be be found, there is also a need for clarity about Christian doctrine and practice. Being vague & wishy-washy is not helpful when it comes to the things of the Lord.

[Adriel Sanchez @AdrielTweets]

Clear and careful nuance is good in theology, but ambiguity is unhelpful. Ambiguity breeds confusion and controversy. It draws attention to itself, and doesn’t help to illuminate divine truth.

[Lisa Spencer @theochick]

@realmattcarr I’m so thankful to have received support & appreciation from male classmates & profs alike, who had no concerns of me trying to usurp any kind of authority. There was just respect for my contributions, not fear or disdain for my presence.

[Lisa Spencer @theochick]

Strip away all of the performance elements & you’re left with a voice kind of crying out, conveying simple thoughts to our Maker, revealing the rawness of our hearts in concert with his people who just simply want to love the Lord & people. No performance needed. /2

[Lisa Spencer @theochick]

I love a good unplugged version of an upbeat song. There’s something about the rawness of just the voice & musical instrument simply conveying the truths of lyrics w/o the encumbrance of musical theatrics. I can’t help but see this as analogous to the Christian life…/1

[Lisa Spencer @theochick]

@LukithunderEWC Yup. It’s crazy to think that because someone is an immigrant they can’t embrace their American home. Ridiculous.

[Lisa Spencer @theochick]

@drantbradley Yes! My grandparents were very active in Jack and Jill in Chicago and well immersed in black middle class society. This is what I was exposed to growing up & why I hate generalized caricatures of the black community riddled with issues.

[Lisa Spencer @theochick]

Facts: unless you’ve done outdoor event coordination for a big event you really don’t know about that life. It’s multitasking on steroids! 😩😅

[Lisa Spencer @theochick]

"If the organization collapses, it will not be because racism was fake. It will be because truth was treated as optional."

[Lisa Spencer @theochick]

A very reasonable take on the SPLC situation from @KaeleyT ..."Over time, the SPLC blurred the line between combating real injustice and opposing conservative Christianity. And the conflation has not been inconsequential." https://t.co/himg4oVOmu

[Lisa Spencer @theochick]

@JohnPennylegion Wise words. And perhaps, given our polity, legislation on this app should be avoided.

[Lisa Spencer @theochick]

@realmattcarr Agree! Faithful vs. unfaithful to Christian doctrine & practice is a better metric IMO.

[Lisa Spencer @theochick]

When you consider people from a global perspective, white, black and brown is just not going to cut it. Something to think about even in a US context with its history of immigration.

[Lisa Spencer @theochick]

Honestly, I feel like Christians can be the biggest gossipers on social media. We are so eager to pounce on a story about what so and so did or said masked as caring about the church. But really it’s just ooh look at what so and so did or said.

[Lisa Spencer @theochick]

Resident of VA here. What gets me about the recent redistricting approval is the delusion that it is a protection of democracy. No, rearranging districts for a partisan outcome to thwart another partisan outcome while neglecting actual representation is anything but.

[Lisa Spencer @theochick]

@JoshuaTorrey @realmattcarr 😂

[Lisa Spencer @theochick]

Honestly, I feel a certain kind of way about telling grown folks how to vote. Lay out the facts. Make a case. But for goodness sake, realize that adults should be capable of making up their own mind about a particular candidate or position. Stop telling us how we should vote.

[Lisa Spencer @theochick]

It’s not the overt enemies of God that are the problem because Jesus told us in this world we would have trouble. But it’s the ones who wear a Christian face but give tacit approval to what God hates as expressed in his word, that undermines the Christian witness & influence.