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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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A Heart Song

Posted on June 19, 2024 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

To paraphrase, because Jesus demonstrates grace toward us and provides a means of dealing with our sin and rebellion, we have a reason to have joy even when our life circumstances are not what we would like them to be.

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You can’t “Just Do It”

Posted on June 17, 2024 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

In my youth, I found verses like these to be difficult: “because if you live according to the flesh, you are going to die. But if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all those led by God’s Spirit are God’s sons.” Romans 8:13–14, CSB The […]

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Why not now?

Posted on June 14, 2024 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Dare I trust that God will see me through the hardships I am called to endure? Dare I trust that somehow even the nasty things that life brings are used by God for my good and his glory?

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There was Jesus

Posted on June 12, 2024 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

I have greatly enjoyed the song “There was Jesus” sung by Zach Williams and Dolly Parton. I thought I would use a post to share the song with you. If you are not familiar with it, here are the lyrics from the chorus: In the waiting, in the searchingIn the healing and the hurtingLike a […]

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Thinking about Gideon

Posted on June 10, 2024 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

The story of Gideon has been on my mind all day today. If you are not familiar with Gideon, the story can be found beginning in Judges 6. In particular, I have wondered about what Gideon was feeling before the angel showed up to call him into action. I find Gideon’s response to the angel […]

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Upside Down

Posted on June 7, 2024 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

When Jesus gathered his disciples for the last time before his death, something unexpected happened.

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A Confession of Failure

I have been an elder or leader in several different churches through the years. I have noticed some common areas where I have experienced failure in that leadership setting. We failed in three key areas which were apparent in how we organized our meetings. First, we failed to seek God in fervent prayer to lead […]

Anger

Slow to anger

Too often we misrepresent God by being quick to anger rather than slow. Many examples of harsh comments on blog posts and angry rants by those who claim to be Christian can be found on the internet.

Glory

What is the source of your glory?

What would the church look like if all of us were more responsive to God and less concerned about what others think of us? Let’s be honest, we care about what other people think.

Question 13

Did our first parents remain as they were created?

Every good story has some tension or a struggle in the plot followed by a happy ending. The story of the people of God is no exception. I will repeat the summary of the Bible that I quoted in my post about Question 12, “God made it, we broke it and Jesus came to fix it.

On rationalization of sin

Perhaps the story of Achan in the book of Joshua makes us uncomfortable because we share in this sin. It is only by grace that we do not end up under a heap of stones.

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