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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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Thoughts on Prayer inspired by C. S. Lewis

Posted on January 6, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

School Prayer

C. S. Lewis ends his essay entitled The Efficacy of Prayer in a collection entitled The World's Last Night: And Other Essays with these words: "If we were stronger, we might be less tenderly treated. If we were braver, we might be sent, with far … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Apostle Paul, C. S. Lewis, Christianity, God, Gospel of Matthew, Jesus, Paul, prayer

No retreat baby and no surrender – Inspired by Bruce Springsteen

Posted on January 4, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Springsteen

I woke up this morning with the Bruce Springsteen song "No Surrender" bouncing down the corridors of my brain. The line "we made a promise we swore we'd always remember, no retreat baby and no surrender" grabs my attention. This line reveals the … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection, Christianity and Culture, Quotation Tagged With: Apostle Paul, C. S. Lewis, Christ Jesus, God, Gospel, Weight of Glory

Parasites vs. Producers – From Nebuchadnezzar to Wall Street

Posted on January 2, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Paracites

In reading of ancient civilizations and their conquests in the Bible, it strikes me that there are two categories of people. There are producers and there are parasites. Rather than build wealth through industry and effort, I suppose it was easier to … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection, Christianity and Culture Tagged With: Bible, Christian, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Lord, Nebuchadnezzar, Old Testament, Wall Street

McDonnell OKs abortion regulations – Comment on a Washington Times Article

Posted on January 1, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

No Politics

What strikes me about this article is that abortion proponents seem to care more about population control, eugenics or sexual freedom than they do about women's health. Yet they persist in claiming that the issue is all about caring for women. … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture

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