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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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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.

Things in my control

Posted on June 12, 2025 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

At a Bible Study I attend, one of the men handed out a sheet of paper containing two lists. One list showed the things that are outside of our control. The other detailed the things that we can control. In reality, the list of things outside our control would be a long list, and since […]

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The Praying Monk

Posted on June 2, 2025 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Yesterday was a hard day. It seemed like lots of stuff got piled on me and I didn’t respond well. I will spare you the details but suffice it to say that circumstances reminded me of my many failures and my oh-so-evident faults. This morning, in a Lyft on my way to the airport, I […]

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On being grateful

Posted on May 28, 2025 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

A few days ago, I saw a meme in LinkedIn with some comments by the actor Jakie Chan about gratitude. That quote is shown at right in this post. It is so easy to be frustrated about what we don’t have. It is also so easy to be jealous of someone who has something that […]

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On Memorial Day

Posted on May 26, 2025 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

As I write this, I am sitting on my patio on a lovely May morning in a quiet neighborhood. I hear the distant rumble of jet engines from the local airport, but instead of carrying weapons that sow destruction, these jets are carrying people to destinations of their own choosing. While I am far from […]

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Accepting the scars

Posted on May 23, 2025 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

I live in the desert in the Southwest United States and I really enjoy the variety of cacti that are on display in the wild areas around me and in my neighborhood. I especially like the seguaros, those tall, majestic cactus with arms that are the symbol of the American desert. They frequently appear in […]

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Look to the sloth, you over-achiever

Posted on May 15, 2025 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

In the churches of my youth, I was certainly taught the right way to behave. Or, at least, I was taught the right way to behave which was consistent with the leaders’ understanding of the Bible. Those churches were good at producing conformity among the congregants. This conformity is not a bad thing in itself, […]

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The responsibility of standing in the pulpit

As church leaders we must keep in mind whose is the responsibility to build the church. It is not the pastor’s responsibility. It is not the elders’ responsibility. It is not the preacher’s responsibility. It is Christ’s and Christ’s alone (Matthew 16:18).

May 21 Calendar

What is behind the popularity of Harold Camping?

Harold Camping and May 21 As many people know, Harold Camping has predicted that the rapture will happen on May 21. I’m going to go out on a limb and predict that I will be writing a post the morning of May 22 thanking God for another day. My purpose here is not to catalog […]

Corrective Cultural Lens

I had the opportunity to listen to a podcast of an interview with Mark Eckel while driving to my first appointment this morning. You can find this podcast and other information about Mark Eckel by clicking on this link. Of the many good things that Mark said, I was struck by one in particular. He […]

An AHA moment

The only problem with this distortion is that in a fallen, broken world, there is a lot of stuff to be angry about. Even as very young children we encounter things that should make us angry.

400

400 is Really Old

The KJV, which turns 400 this year, has been used by God to transform millions of lives. This is a noteworthy accomplishment and should be celebrated.

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