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Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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

Posted on July 8, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: Apostle Paul, Christian, Christianity, God, Gospel, Jesus, Jesus Christ, YouTube

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

Posted on May 9, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

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?

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Apostle Paul, Bible, Christ, darkness, God, Gospel, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Light, New Testament

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

Posted on March 27, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

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.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Apostle Paul, C. S. Lewis, God, Jesus, Paul

Getting caught in the blame game – Part 2

Posted on March 9, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

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.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Apostle Paul, Bible, Epistle to the Romans, God, Jesus

The rejection of a made-up God

Posted on February 26, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

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.

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: Apostle Paul, Bible, Christianity, G. K. Chesterton, God, Huffington Post, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Old Testament

Toward the conquest of fear

Posted on February 18, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

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?

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Apostle Paul, Christ, Christ Jesus, God, Jesus, New Testament

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A guest post by my daughter Meagan McIntyre . . . “The ropes course also taught me a valuable lesson about the church, a group of people who have made the risky choice to follow Christ.”

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A prayer for today

This morning, I have been reading the opening chapters of With Christ in the School of Prayer, by Andrew Murray. In it, I found this prayer and thought I would reprint it for the benefit of my readers.

You have left your first love

If we love the one who gives the perfect example of unapologetically standing for the truth of Scripture while at the same time demonstrating love for those he encountered, then we will constantly seek to follow his example and “speak the truth in love” (Ephesians 4:15)

James Denney on reconciliation

A reconciled man, preaching Christ as the way of reconciliation, and preaching Him in the temper and spirit which the experience of reconciliation creates, is the most effective mediator of Christ’s reconciling power.

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