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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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New is always better?

Posted on April 7, 2021 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

One thing that I have noticed in those who are pushing for what they call progress, is that they are usually tolerant of anything new and intolerant of anyone who questions their new idea. For the sake of this discussion I will call them progressives. I have encountered progressives in the political realm and I […]

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Easter Greetings 2021

Posted on April 4, 2021 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

It has been nearly two whole months since I’ve posted. I hope that this note finds you well and I also hope that you have been encouraged by your celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The short reason I haven’t written in a while is that I felt like I had nothing to say […]

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On the value of good preaching

Posted on August 14, 2019 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

We should expect our preacher to communicate to himself and to us the diagnosis that God makes upon our condition and the corrective action that God prescribes. We don’t need or want the preacher to interfere with this process by filtering out the inconvenient or disturbing bits.

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Before you hit send . . .

Posted on July 18, 2019 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Send button

While the angry, “I guess I showed them” type of response may be gratifying in the moment, it doesn’t help in the long run. Such a response brings division which grieves the Lord who died to bring unity.

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Some Reflections Concerning Thanksgiving

Posted on November 23, 2017 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Give thanks

As I sit and reflect on the value of a day dedicated to giving thanks many thoughts come to mind.

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Three goals of church discipline

Posted on October 14, 2017 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Three

I sometimes wonder how Christians would be viewed if every interaction would be restrained by these three goals. I would think that fewer people would think the church to be a bunch of judgmental hypocrites if these were followed.

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It would be great if there was a world where injustice never happened. That world will not come about by the church or any other group taking up a political cause or trying to start a social movement.

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