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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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God is My Fortress

Posted on September 2, 2010 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Fortress

Psalm 59:16b (ESV) For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress. Matthew 10:28 (ESV) 28 And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. In reading Psalm 59 this […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: David, English Standard Version, God, Gospel of Matthew, Jesus, psalm

The Fellowship of the Obtuse

Posted on August 28, 2010 Written by Mark McIntyre 4 Comments

You Just Don't Get It

I am comforted that the men who God used to turn the world upside down had moments when they just did not get it. They, at times, were just as obtuse and blind as I often am.

Filed Under: Apologetics Tagged With: English Standard Version, God, Gospel, Jesus, Luke, New Testament

Ask, Seek and Knock

Posted on August 21, 2010 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Knock

Luke 11:9–10 (ESV) 9 And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. In response to these […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Christianity, English Standard Version, God, Jesu, Luke, prayer, Religion and Spirituality

A Matter of Perspective

Posted on August 18, 2010 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Storm at sea

The disciples are frantic. Jesus is asleep. The response to the storm is a matter of perspective.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: boat, Christianity, Evangelism, God, Jesus, master, Religion and Spirituality

Psalm 43:3 – Light and Truth

Posted on August 17, 2010 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Light

Psalm 43:3 (ESV) 3 Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling! As I read this verse this morning, I was reminded of Jesus’ claim to be the light of the world found in John 8:12, 9:5 and 12:46. Since […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection, Politics Tagged With: Bible, Christianity, English Standard Version, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Politics, United States

What I Learn from the Missional Movement

Posted on April 17, 2010 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

I recently overheard half of a phone conversation regarding the “missional” movement and the “Emergent Church” which prompted some thoughts. My thoughts gravitated to the two great commands. The first is to love God with my entire being. The second is to love my neighbor as myself. We, as humans, seem to prefer extremes – […]

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Do not call conspiracy

The danger is that we can allow fear to cause us to lose sight of the fact that God remains in control and is moving history toward his own end, following his own time-line. Like Peter foundering in the waves, when we take our eyes off of God, panic can set in.

Light

You are the light

We are called to dispel the darkness by growing in our relationship to God and being obedient to what he has called us to do. We are to be a beacon of hope to a world that desperately needs something to be hopeful about.

Heart of Stone

On the need for a heart transplant

Preaching that does not call the hearers to repentance will not affect the heart of the hearers. Real change requires a change of heart.

Moses

Moses as Leader – Do the right thing even when it’s not appreciated

Looking at Moses as Leader, it is clear that Moses did the right thing for his people. What is the application for leaders today?

gospel

What is the gospel?

As I thought about this, I thought that I should use my Bible software to do a search of the word gospel in the New Testament to see how the gospel is described. Here is a list of things that I learned about the gospel from looking over the list along with a reference to where I found it. The list is not exhaustive; some of these appear in multiple places and I only list the reference to the first mention.

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