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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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

Posted on October 10, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 4 Comments

Liar

In a social climate where a majority of people claim to believe that truth is relative, I find it curious that one of the most effective accusations leveled at a political opponent is that of lying. We have partisan "fact-checkers" who masquerade as … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Apologetics, Bible Reflection Tagged With: liar, lies, Politics

Four things that I should learn from the family dog

Posted on October 8, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 3 Comments

Marcy

Our dog Marcy loves Saturdays when we are home doing chores around the house. She is less than a year old and is still very puppy-like. This past Saturday while I was splitting wood I had a chance to observe her while she entertained herself. The … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection

A lesson learned from a genealogy

Posted on October 5, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Genalogy Tree

In reading through the names in the genealogy in Matthew 1, it is tempting to skip through to verse 18 where the text gets more interesting. "Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of . . . ." is not riveting … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Choice, disobedience, genealogy, obedience, reward

Content but not satisfied

Posted on October 1, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 5 Comments

Discontent

Content The Apostle Paul indicates that contentment is the state of mind in which a Christian should operate. After God denied his prayer to have his "thorn in the flesh" taken away, Paul writes to the Corinthians: "Therefore I am well content with … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: content, dissatisfied, Paul

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