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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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The Ministry of Reconciliation – We Can Do Better

Posted on September 6, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Handshake

17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. 18 Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation. (2 … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Church, God, Jesus

Balancing Bible Study and Prayer: An Illustration from Star Trek

Posted on September 4, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Prayer

I am convinced that for a Christian to be spiritually healthy and effective, there must be a balance between prayer and Bible reading. If one or the other is over emphasized, or if one or the other is neglected, that person or church group will stray … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Christian Life Tagged With: Bible, Christianity, prayer

The Storm Before The Calm: Why Utopias Fail

Posted on August 27, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

I am not an expert on Biblical prophecy. I read prophetic passages and have interest in them, but it is not my calling to find correlation between current events and Scriptural predictions. I think that this type of study is useful, and I’m glad … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: Apostle Paul, calm, Jesus, storm

You shall know them by their . . . excess?

Posted on August 24, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

I am reminded of something I read about John Stott a while ago. He said that he wanted to live a lifestyle that would not cause the richest person in his congregation to feel sorry for him. Nor did he want the poorest person in his congregation to be … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection, Christianity and Culture, Church Leadership Tagged With: Church, Leader, leadership

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