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You reap what you sow – values and the criminal element

Posted on July 12, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

A Chicago politician appeals to the values of gang members in his city in response to the accidental shooting of a 7 year old girl. Why? On what basis would this appeal be effective?

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: crime, God

Jesus and the law: What can we learn?

Posted on July 10, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Jesus tells us that no part of the Old Testament law will fall away before it is fulfilled. What does this mean and how should we respond? Do we need to change how we approach the law and how we teach it?

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Bible, Christ, gold, hay, Jesus, precious stones, Scripture, silver, straw, stubble, wood

What you build and how you build it matters to God

Posted on July 8, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

With 60% of young people walking away from the church, we must evaluate the foundation on which we build and how well we build upon it. The eternal destiny of the next generation is at stake and we cannot afford to continue with such a high failure rate. We must do better.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: build, Christ, Christianity, Church, discontent, Foundation, God, gold, hay, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Paul, precious stones, silver, straw, stubble, wood

Social media and the need for validation

Posted on July 2, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 4 Comments

I read a where a social media guru recently said something to the effect of, “there are two types of people involved in social media, those who want more followers and those who are lying about it.” With the advent of social media, there is a danger in finding our validation in follower counts. Where should our validation come from?

Filed Under: Bible Reflection, Social Media Tagged With: Christ, Christianity, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Paul, Religion and Spirituality, Social Media

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