Come Home – A Poem

Posted on October 2, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Barely audible
easily ignored
a voice whispers
“come back”
imploring
never demanding
“come back”
to heed the voice moves me
toward fellowship
to ignore it brings
loneliness and alienation
I strain to hear that voice
“come back”
longing for the day I hear
“come home.”

About Mark McIntyre

A follower of Jesus Christ who shares observations about how Scripture should impact the church and the world. Mark is the original author and editor of Attempts at Honesty.

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.

Tozer on Immortality

God has buried something deep within the soul of every man and woman. It is simply and profoundly a longing for immortality.

The Primary Purpose of Man

But the good news is that Jesus came to restore the relationship. And with the restoration of the relationship comes renewed purpose in life. For those who are in Christ, their primary purpose (even though we often forget it) is to bring glory to God, which was man’s purpose in the first place.

On the pursuit of relevance

So while I think there is nothing inherently wrong with wailing guitar solos and smoke machines as part of the worship experience, perhaps we should pump the brakes on the drive to make worship like a rock concert and the sermon like a motivational seminar.

Not dismayed by the cycle

The point is that all the striving, all the effort, all the marketing plans, and methodologies for church growth cannot change a single heart. Only God can do this.

On hypocrisy in the church

One common objection to Christianity is that there is hypocrisy in the church. It would be wrong to deny this charge so how then should we respond?

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About Mark McIntyre