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Giving them reason to blaspheme

Posted on November 28, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 7 Comments

The church has given non-believers cause to blaspheme the name of God. How have we done this and how can this error be avoided?

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: blaspheme, blasphemy, chosen, Church, pentecostal

Whose church is it anyway?

Posted on November 26, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 3 Comments

Church

Jesus’ statement, “upon this rock I will build my church,” was a declaration of ownership. In this post, I catalog five implications of this truth.

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: build, Church, Church Growth, pastor

Entitlement and Thanksgiving

Posted on November 21, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Thom Rainer

If I feel entitled, I complain about my job. If I am thankful, I am grateful to have a job. If feel entitled, I complain about the meal I’m eating. If I am thankful, I am grateful to have food on the table. If I feel entitled, I complain that the government does not do […]

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: entitled, entitlement, thankful, thanksgiving

On the Church and politics

Posted on November 7, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Politics

Whether you are elated or depressed about the result of the election, it is good to keep in mind that politics cannot solve the problems we face. The church is not, nor should it be a political institution.

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: democrat, election, politcs, republican

How Chick-fil-A baffled the PR pundits

Posted on October 26, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Chick-fil-A

A recent USAToday article expressed surprise about the lack of impact the boycott of Chick-fil-A produced. I offer some thoughts on why the boycott failed.

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: Chick-fil-A, Dan Cathy, homosexual, homosexuality

The night God was booed

Posted on September 11, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

DNC

At the DNC, it was announced that the word God was added back to the party platform. The change was booed by the delegates. How should we respond?

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: convention, DNC, Politics

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Hollow Easter Bunny

Easter Bunny Churches

The shiny wrapping will not keep people coming in for the same reason that I am unlikely to ever buy a chocolate Easter bunny ever again. As always, what is on the inside is what counts.

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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.

Christian Cross

Putting first things first

On the basis of a restored vertical relationship, the horizontal relationships can also be restored. That message needs to be heard. That is the first thing that needs to be first.

Refuge

Where is our refuge?

Our disagreements and discussions operate like the chisel of a sculptor. They are used to remove the stuff that mars the image that the creator sees in us.

There is a God

Roy Abraham Varghese on the “New Atheism”

At the foundation of the “new atheism” is the belief that there is no God, no eternal and infinite Source of all that exists. This is the key belief that needs to be established in order for most of the other arguments to work. Int is my contention here that the “new atheists,” Richard Dawkins, […]

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