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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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The Idol of Perfectionism

Posted on April 25, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 4 Comments

I have been challenged to confront my tendency to hold a standard for myself that is unrealistic and idolatrous. I have struggled with attempting to be perfect in some areas of my life. What is wrong with holding a high goal? I'm glad you … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection

Four Lessons From the Resurrection

Posted on April 24, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

The four lessons It is Easter Sunday 2011, the day which commemorates the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ. I insert the adjective "bodily" to distinguish myself from those who would understand the resurrection story to be nothing more than a … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Christ, Heaven, Jesus, resurrection, Sin

Great Packaging + Great Product = Integrity

Posted on April 21, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Question Mark

As consumers we know that beautiful packaging does not guarantee the quality of the product inside. The photo on the box often looks much better than the content. On the other hand, with the rise of store brands, we know that good stuff can be found … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection, Christianity and Culture Tagged With: Church, hypocrisy, mission, pharisee

Toward an Understanding of Christian Stewardship

Posted on April 19, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Kneeling in Prayer

The main word that is translated steward is οἰκονόμος (oikonomos), a compound of the words for house (οἶκος) and law (νόμος). It literally means one who rules over a household. Therefore a steward is one who manages his masters assets for the … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Christ, Christian, disciple, Faith, Jesus, master, resources

5 Reasons why I moved to self-hosted WordPress Blog

Posted on April 19, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Five

If you are reading this you found my new blog home. I’ve moved from Wordpress.com to an external hosting service and thought I’d share the reasons why. Javascript – There are widgets that I’d like to add to my blog that contain Javascript that … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: Blog, wordpress

An Easter Meditation inspired by Counting Crows

Posted on April 17, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 3 Comments

London Fog

Ravi Zacharias tells a story to illustrate western culture is with regard to belief and world view: Two Australian sailors were on leave in England and decided to go out to the pubs. After a long night of drinking, they were both very drunk and … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: Cross, Jesus, Ravi Zacharias, resurrection

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O Come, All Ye Faithful

This Christmas, may we look beyond the normal holiday stuff to see how the baby in a manger has caused the light of eternity to break into the darkness to give us hope in the midst of our current struggle.

A note of warning

But the writer of Proverbs warns us that such deception does not go unnoticed by God. Deception is, and always be, an abomination to The LORD.

Bread

On baskets, bread and the next generation

All the disciples were required to do was to get bread from Jesus and carry it in baskets to the people. We need to carry the gospel to our youth. We need to possess it and understand it before we can impart it to the next generation.

To death and beyond . . .

Perhaps it is only my warped sense of humor, but this strikes me as funny. The Pharisees preferred Lazarus dead rather than have him there to challenge their beliefs. The Pharisees, who thought themselves a light to the nation, could not tolerate the presence of one whose very existence was a critique of their life and practice.

The Minimalist’s Path to Spirituality

Minimalism is not an encouragement to renounce life as you know it and live out your days as a pauper. It is a call to embrace that which you need to survive comfortably and to release yourself from the rest.

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