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Christian on Christian crime

Posted on October 8, 2017 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Crime

So rather than revel in (and gossip about) the failures of others, it seems that we should be honest about our own. We then might have an opportunity to point to Jesus as the one who accepts us as we are.

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The Gospel according to Elmore James

Posted on September 29, 2015 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Elmore James

While driving to work this morning a version of “It Hurts Me Too” came on the radio. As I considered the lyrics, I saw a parallel to Scripture that I had not seen before.

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One Another

Posted on April 11, 2015 Written by Mark McIntyre 5 Comments

One Another

If we did a better job of “one anothering” those outside the church, perhaps those on the outside would see less of our failures and more of Jesus.

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The fight against inanity

Posted on July 21, 2014 Written by Mark McIntyre 6 Comments

The struggle I have is that the church can be just as unthinking and un-engaged as the people the author describes in the article. In the church, we have real answers to real questions, but too often the church is the last place where people feel comfortable asking those questions.

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Isn’t it ironic? Thoughts on the Donnie McClurkin controversy

Posted on August 15, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 4 Comments

I find it ironic that Donnie McClurkin, a black man, was uninvited to perform at a civil rights concert because he acknowledged his ex-gay status.

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On beauty and worship

Posted on July 25, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 5 Comments

While I enjoyed touring the churches, my visits were a mixed bag for me. For example, one of the more disconcerting things that I encountered was a commemortive to Charles Darwin in Westminster Abbey. I hope that I will not offend anyone when I say this, but for me Westminster Abbey was more museum than house of worship. I was awed by the rich history of England as I toured, but little about what I saw around me pointed me to worship of God

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: arts, Church, Darwin, London, spider, Westminster Abbey

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What offices does Christ fill as our Redeemer?

Jesus is the only one who has demonstrated the ability and the authority to fulfill all three of these offices in combination in one person.

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Who is the Redeemer of God’s Elect?

In the last few months, I have been reading about the first Ecumenical Councils of the church in the 4th and 5th Centuries. It was at these councils that the nature of Jesus was clearly defined for all of Christendom. Many of the misunderstandings about Jesus that survive today were addressed by these councils.

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Did all mankind fall?

Even a superficial reading of the news provides ample evidence that there is something wrong with man. Stories of war, crime, assault, abuse, neglect and selfishness can be found on every page. We see all around us the effects of the fall of man.

Advice from Hollywood

Yesterday I read Psalm 1:1. “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers.” (ESV) Growing up, I was taught that this verse is speaking about choosing friends and situations to avoid: those who are wicked, those […]

On gadflies and prophets in the church

The prophets in Israel had the job of confronting the king to speak God’s word into his life. The “gadflies” in the church do the same. Leaders need to listen to them and not simply label them as troublemakers.

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