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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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Slowly learning to trust God

Posted on May 10, 2025 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love. We love, because He first loved us.” (1 John 4:18–19, NASB 95) Admittedly, I am a slow learner about … [Continue reading]

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Please Pray for my Trip

Posted on April 17, 2025 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

God has opened the door for me to go on a short-term mission trip to Istanbul, Turkey with Scottsdale Bible Church June 27 – July 6, 2025. We will be sharing God’s love and will be serving the Lord by ministering to Syrian refugees living in … [Continue reading]

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Pour Contempt on all my Pride

Posted on March 31, 2025 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

I have a theory as to why there is so much written about the Pharisees' running battle with Jesus in the Gospel narratives. One thing that comes through loud and clear in the recorded stories is that the Pharisees were motivated by pride in their … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: log, pride, repentance, speck

Love and Holiness

Posted on February 24, 2025 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

In my quiet time this morning I was reminded that we Christians have an amazing capacity to selectively apply Scripture to our lives. Perhaps it is only me that has this capacity, but my observation of Christendom give credence to the thought that we … [Continue reading]

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How to fight spiritual battles

Posted on January 27, 2025 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

“There are plenty of problems facing the world today. We can worry about them. We can talk about them. We can protest in the streets. We can form organizations that pressure politicians to solve them. We can give money. We can write blogs. The one … [Continue reading]

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God with us

Posted on January 24, 2025 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

I am not the first, and certainly not the most eloquent, writer who has reflected on Emmanuel as one of the names for Jesus, the Messiah. This reflection, in no small part, has be influenced by the movie "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" which was … [Continue reading]

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I have the opportunity to go to Istanbul, Turkey this summer to minister to Syrian refugees. If you would like more details about this trip, please use this link Mark McIntyre - Istanbul, Turkey Please note that this trip is fully funded, but I would appreciate your continued prayer. The trip will take place June 27 - July 6, 2025.

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A lesson learned about puppies and prayer

While waiting for our puppy to settle in her crate, I learned that rather than getting impatient, I should take the time for prayer.

Whose way is blameless?

It was not until I was pretty far into adulthood that I really began to understand that perfect obedience is not the standard. Jesus came to do for us what we could not do for ourselves.

Radical Church

The radical call of Jesus

While growing up in the church, I did not grasp the radical nature of Jesus as he encountered the world in which he lived. Jesus defies all of our categories and calls us to something new.

Sheep with Shepherd

Irresponsible Shepherds Bring Desolation

Ed Stetzer recently wrote an article regarding the decline of the United Methodists. This decline is not unique to that denomination, other “main-line” denominations share this experience. These denominations have been in the news for abandonment of standards that held sway in Christendom for 2000 years. For example, The Presbyterian Church USA recently enacted rules […]

In what did Christ’s humiliation consist?

Question 27 of the Westminster Shorter Catechism asks: In what did Christ’s humiliation consist? The answer given is: “Christ’s humiliation consisted in being born, and that in a poor circumstance;[a] in being subject to God’s law; in undergoing the miseries of this life, the wrath of God and the curse of death on the cross; […]

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