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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

  • Westminster Shorter Catechism Series
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Confessions of a functional atheist

Posted on January 12, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 6 Comments

Graveyard

One of the accusations against Christians is that we have a psychological need to believe a fantasy. In other words, the atheist thinks that we make up a belief in God to provide comfort against the unknown. Our belief in God is like whistling as we … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: atheism, Belief, Christian, Christianity, God, Jesus

Homeland Security for the Church – The Need to Defend the Faith

Posted on January 10, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 3 Comments

Defend the faith

For my generation and our progeny, the church cannot start from the position that people want religion and are shopping around to determine what religion is right or best. We cannot take for granted that people in the community feel a need for God. … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection, Christianity and Culture, Church Leadership Tagged With: Bible, Christ, Christianity, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Religion, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris

Hunger and Thirst for the Right Thing

Posted on January 8, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Hunger

#8 in the Sermon on the Mount Series Matthew 5:6 reads this way in the NASB: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Hunger is Natural In this Beatitude, the word translated hunger speaks of … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Beatitude, Christ, God, Gospel of Matthew, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Pharisees, Sermon on the Mount

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

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