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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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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 – […]

Filed Under: Emergent Church Tagged With: Missional

God knows what He’s about . . .

Posted on April 9, 2010 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Events of recent days reminded me of this anonymous poem. I originally heard Ravi Zacharias read it in a sermon and called RZIM to get the text. When God wants to drill a man, and thrill a man, and skill a man; When God wants to mold a man to play the noblest part; When […]

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Don’t look to Egypt for help

Posted on April 7, 2010 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Isaiah 31:1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in the multitude of their chariots and in the great strength of their horsemen, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel, or seek help from the LORD. Over the years that I have been […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Christianity, Egypt, God, Good News, Gospel, Israel, Jesus, Jesus Christ, message

Machen on the Emergent Church

Posted on April 3, 2010 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

A book by J Gresham Machen found at a thrift store provides some insight into the Emergent Church movement. A quotation from the book and some additional commentary are provided.

Filed Under: Quotation Tagged With: Christianity, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ

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Predicting the future

Old error in a new setting

These reflections were prompted by a statement that was recently brought to my attention. The speaker used 1 Corinthians 14:1 as a springboard to declare that bringing prophetic words to people is the best gift to have. Prophetic words being in the form of “God told me that . . . ” The “that” is usually something that the listener needs to do in response to what the speaker thinks is beneficial.

Mirror

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall . . .

What would cause enough joy to make the pain and suffering of the cross worth while? Something that could provide that much joy must be something of extreme value. It must be something that is worth obtaining.

Uncertain

Hard Headed but Soft Hearted

In Matthew 10:16, Jesus enjoins his disciples to be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. John describes Jesus as being “full of grace and truth” in John 1:14. Both of these verse show that we are to be precise and determined in our thinking but open and gracious in our behavior toward others. To […]

Liar

The accusation of lying – what politics reveals about our need for truth

Politicians often accuse their opponents of lying. What does the effectiveness of this accusation show us about our need for truth?

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