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Rev. Emily C. Heath: Jesus, Bullies on the Bus and the Rest of Us

March 27, 2016July 8, 2012 by Mark McIntyre
No Bullies

Rev. Heath published a piece in the Huffington Post which purports to give a Christian response to bullies. I have two points of challenge for Rev. Heath. One based on something she didn’t say and one based on something she did say.

Categories Christianity and Culture Tags Apostle Paul, Christian, Christianity, God, Gospel, Jesus, Jesus Christ, YouTube Leave a comment

The Light that can be found – reflections on a lyric by 3 Doors Down

May 19, 2013May 9, 2012 by Mark McIntyre

The comparison of light and darkness in a 3 Doors Down lyric caught my ear. Can the light be found? What does the Bible say?

Categories Bible Reflection Tags Apostle Paul, Bible, Christ, darkness, God, Gospel, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Light, New Testament 2 Comments

Truth Whack-A-Mole – Follow-up to a comment

May 21, 2019March 27, 2012 by Mark McIntyre
Whack-a-mole

A question was raised in a comment on a previous post called Truth Whack-A-Mole. This post is in response to the comment.

Categories Bible Reflection Tags Apostle Paul, C. S. Lewis, God, Jesus, Paul 2 Comments

Getting caught in the blame game – Part 2

May 21, 2019March 9, 2012 by Mark McIntyre

If evolution is true on what basis do we blame others? Where does the need to blame come from? This post is part 2 of a 2 part series.

Categories Bible Reflection Tags Apostle Paul, Bible, Epistle to the Romans, God, Jesus 1 Comment

The rejection of a made-up God

October 22, 2016February 26, 2012 by Mark McIntyre

Too often, it is a caricature of Christianity that is rejected. I suspect that this is the case as I react to an article in the Huffington Post Religion section. This is a call to make an informed choice.

Categories Christianity and Culture Tags Apostle Paul, Bible, Christianity, G. K. Chesterton, God, Huffington Post, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Old Testament 1 Comment

Toward the conquest of fear

April 11, 2016February 18, 2012 by Mark McIntyre
We have nothing to fear - FDR

A famous quotation of FDR tells us that we have nothing to fear except fear itself. Does the Bible support this? Can I live without fear? If so, how?

Categories Bible Reflection Tags Apostle Paul, Christ, Christ Jesus, God, Jesus, New Testament Leave a comment

The temptation of anger in response to militant atheism

July 4, 2013February 1, 2012 by Mark McIntyre

The temptation to respond in anger to militant atheism is strong. We should keep several Scriptural principles in mind when atheism strikes.

Categories Bible Reflection, Christianity and Culture Tags Apostle Paul, Christianity, God, Gospel of Matthew, Jesus 26 Comments

Thoughts on Prayer inspired by C. S. Lewis

August 25, 2015January 6, 2012 by Mark McIntyre
School Prayer

The desperate posts in the great battle often are given to those whose faith is strong enough to weather seemingly unanswered prayer. So says C. S. Lewis in the essay on which this post is based.

Categories Bible Reflection Tags Apostle Paul, C. S. Lewis, Christianity, God, Gospel of Matthew, Jesus, Paul, prayer 2 Comments
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