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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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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

Resolved – Resolutions of Jonathan Edwards

Posted on December 31, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Jonathan Edwards

If you want to form some New Year's Resolutions and can't think of any, perhaps the following list composed by Jonathan Edwards might be of help. “Being sensible that I am unable to do any thing with out God’s help, I do humbly entreat him, by his … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Quotation Tagged With: Christ, Christian, Christianity, God, prayer, Religion and Spirituality

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