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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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Can’t go back to Egypt

Posted on August 13, 2022 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

When we are faced with difficulty or uncertainty in our current situation, we can wish that we could go back to some other time and place that seemed like Paradise compared to what we currently face. Like the Israelites, we can forget about the discontent, stress and other annoyances that caused to move on.

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A Follow-up Prayer

Posted on August 9, 2022 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

That is what I need today; to be left with wanting only Jesus . . .

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Do not be anxious

Posted on August 8, 2022 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

The problem is that often I don’t even realize that I am getting anxious. In those times, I lose sight of what is really important in the press of the urgent stuff around me.

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Missing the point

Posted on July 29, 2022 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

The two great commands are all about relationship, not about doing. But the grid I’ve used to evaluate my life switches this around and makes it all about doing and I lose sight of the relationship.

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God with us

Posted on May 22, 2022 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

A friend of mine who is a pastor sometimes says that he has no problem thinking that God has included him as part of the group plan, but he does have a hard time connecting with the thought that God has loved and included him as an individual. I can very much relate to this […]

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Near and Far

Posted on May 17, 2022 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Paul’s lament in Romans 7 of his inability to live as he knew he ought to live. We are encouraged to know that we are not alone in our sense of falling short of where we’d like to be.

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Question 9

What is creation?

It is probable that most people that read this question in the catechism in 2016 zoom in on the words “in six days.” So let me say from the beginning that it is OK for believers to disagree on how the word day should be interpreted. Some hold to a literal 24 hour day and others think day represents a much longer period of time.

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Prayer, in many ways, is the supreme expression of our faith in God and our faith and confidence in the promises of God.

Dependence upon God

Living in dependence upon God

Do you suppose that if every church business meeting and every leadership team meeting began with such an acknowledgement of dependence upon God, our church lives might be more dynamic and satisfying?

Jean Valjean

Branded by Grace: a reaction to Les Miserables

In the recently released movie, Les Misérables, two characters were touched by Grace and were not the same as a result. It was almost as though God put a brand upon them. They were branded by Grace.

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