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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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More than I can handle

Posted on November 29, 2023 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

“The loss of loved ones, debilitating and fatal illnesses, personal betrayals, financial reversals, and moral failures – all of these will eventually come upon you if you live out a normal life span. No one is immune.” Timothy Keller in Walking with God Through Pain and Suffering As I was reminded in a sermon recently, […]

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Facing Rejection

Posted on November 27, 2023 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

I think that everyone who has made it through middle school has faced some form of rejection. The feelings of not fitting in and the constant pressure to conform to some undefined standard are difficult to navigate, especially if one does not have an adult to walk beside him to assure him that those feelings […]

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Anger and Hate

Posted on November 24, 2023 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

When we, who identify as Christians. vent our anger and hurt others, we are misrepresenting the one we claim to worship since He commanded us against it. This is a clear violation of the Second of the Ten Commandments.

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Standing in grace

Posted on November 18, 2023 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

But grace is a hard concept for many of us. Or, at least, this is the conclusion I draw both from self-examination and observation of how others live.

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Mercy over Judgement

Posted on November 4, 2023 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

We all fail to live up to the standard we have set for ourselves. We are all inconsistent in having our actions match what we claim to believe.

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Paracites

Parasites vs. Producers – From Nebuchadnezzar to Wall Street

There have always been human parasites. God hates injustice and the church needs to know that parasites gather around political power.

Clinging to the rope

We are kept by a power not our own! Praise God that we don’t have to figure everything out. All we have to do is cling to Jesus.

The Idol of Perfectionism

I have been challenged to confront my tendency to hold a standard for myself that is unrealistic and idolatrous. I have struggled with attempting to be perfect in some areas of my life. What is wrong with holding a high goal? I’m glad you asked. The problem comes when I start avoiding people and activities […]

gospel

What is the gospel?

As I thought about this, I thought that I should use my Bible software to do a search of the word gospel in the New Testament to see how the gospel is described. Here is a list of things that I learned about the gospel from looking over the list along with a reference to where I found it. The list is not exhaustive; some of these appear in multiple places and I only list the reference to the first mention.

Tim Keller on Marriage

The Bible’s teaching on marriage does not merely reflect the perspective of any one culture or time. The teachings of Scripture challenge our contemporary Western culture’s narrative of individual freedom as the only way to be happy.

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