Attempts at Honesty at FaithVillage

Posted on June 4, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Two posts from Attempts at Honesty have recently been published at FaithVillage.com. You can check them out by following these links:

The Danger of Relying on Talent

Grumbling, Grace and Edification

While you’re there check out the other resources that are available at FaithVillage.

About Mark McIntyre

A follower of Jesus Christ who shares observations about how Scripture should impact the church and the world. Mark is the original author and editor of Attempts at Honesty.

Stumbling blocks: how we live matters more than our words

Parents and church leaders, the best thing we can do for the next generation is to renounce our selfishness and come to meet Jesus at the Cross in humility and submission. We need to confess where we have compromised and seek to recover the ground that was lost. We want to hear the words of Matthew 25:21, “well done good and faithful slave.” We need to live lives that point to the reality of the Gospel.

Where preaching goes awry

Preaching which provides information without pushing for transformation does not build the church. In this post we identify why true preaching calls us into deeper relationship.

On dealing with insecure leaders

It has been my observation that the amount of control that a person attempts to exert over their environment is directly proportional to their level of insecurity. Insecure people feel a need to control their environment and those around them.

Give God no rest

God is telling us that he wants us to bring our concerns to him. He wants us to pray for, long for, a day of ultimate peace. He wants us to beg for the ultimate establishment of his kingdom.

On the ropes . . . intentionally

Our family went to the Poconos to take on the challenge of a ropes course. I didn’t know what I was in for but it was fun. Is the ropes challenge a fitting metaphor for life?

The core of doubt

Jesus said, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?” (Matthew 14:31) This phrase has often been interpreted as a rebuke of all doubt. The understanding is that Jesus is telling Peter that it was wrong to doubt, the inference being that all doubt is wrong. Is this the correct understanding?