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Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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When to use the delete key

Posted on January 11, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Twitter, Facebook, blogs and other communication tools enhance the speed of disseminating thoughts and information. The question I ask myself this morning is how do I determine what is worth communicating? Is there a test which determines when the delete key should be used? I believe that Paul gives us such a test in 1 […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: communication, Facebook, Google, Love, Online Communities, Social Networking, Twitter

Good News Elevator Speech

Posted on January 10, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 6 Comments

Elevator

In recent years, the business world has coined the phrase “elevator speech.” Sellers are encouraged to be able to explain their product offering to someone in the elevator in the 20 seconds or so it takes to get to their floor. Most people who have been in the church for a while have been taught […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Christ, Good News, Gospel, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Twitter

Not what I would choose

Posted on January 5, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 4 Comments

Rome

In Acts 19:21, Paul expresses a desire to go to Rome as part of his missionary efforts. Paul did eventually get to Rome but it is unlikely that he envisioned that he would enter Rome as a prisoner of the state and remain there under house arrest. In the Epistles that Paul wrote while in […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Choice

Living in the Not Yet

Posted on January 4, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Not Yet

There are many places in Scripture where the phrase “how long, oh Lord” is expressed. This phrase exhibits a longing for change and protection. As I listen to news of the day I connect with this sentiment. There is much in our world that appears out of control and evil seems to win the day […]

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400 is Really Old

Posted on January 1, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 3 Comments

400

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.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Bible, King Jame, KJV

Church the way it used to be?

Posted on December 16, 2010 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Abandoned Church

An advertisement for “Church the way it used to be . . . ” got me to thinking. I share my thoughts in this post.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Bible, Christianity, Church, God, Jesus, Sunday

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St. Benedict

Benedict on church leaders

In his book Turning Points, Mark Noll quotes from St. Benedict’s instructions on selecting an abbot. As I read it, I thought that it is very applicable to church leaders in any generation so I thought I would share it here.

Wrong Answer

All the right answers but still wrong

The lesson we should learn from this is that we can have all the right answers but still be wrong. We can say all the right things and still be far away from where we need to be.

What we need versus what we want

The curious thing about this familiar Sunday School story is that when the man was let down from the roof so that Jesus could heal him, Jesus does not directly address his paralysis. Jesus spoke to the man about his sin.

The right to believe anything

We Christians should acknowledge that the church has often gotten it wrong concerning the proper application of tolerance. At times we have deserved the criticism that we are intolerant because of the way we have behaved toward those with whom we disagree.

Composed in the presence of death

Composed in the presence of death

I began a draft of this post a few months ago while I was reading Redemption Accomplished and Applied by John Murray. At that time, I thought the quote below worth sharing. But in late August, I was shocked to learn of the death of the son of a friend of mine. He was a great kid with a promising future and he passed away at the age of 23.

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