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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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We’re all in this together

Posted on June 7, 2013 Written by Meagan McIntyre 8 Comments

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.”

Filed Under: Guest Post Tagged With: Body of Christ, Church, together

5 Tests to assess disciple making in the Church

Posted on June 23, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 4 Comments

Building

The church is called to make disciples. How can we assess how well we are doing in this endeavor? Here are 5 tests to aid in assessment. Read on and provide comment as to what else can be done to assess discipleship.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection, Church Leadership Tagged With: Bible, Bible Study, Body of Christ, Christ, Christianity, disciple, Discipleship, Holy Spirit, Sunday

Truth – the antidote to shame

Posted on May 28, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Shame on you

Christians are to be followers of the Truth. Truth dispels shame and as a result, shame should not be a part of any church culture.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Body of Christ, Christ, Christianity, Church, God, Jesus, pharisee, Pharisees, Sin

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Hollow Easter Bunny

Easter Bunny Churches

The shiny wrapping will not keep people coming in for the same reason that I am unlikely to ever buy a chocolate Easter bunny ever again. As always, what is on the inside is what counts.

Grace and Truth

Grace, Truth and Difficult People

We all have had to deal with difficult people at one time or another. In the midst of the difficulty we are called to love the difficult person. We need to interact with that person with both grace and truth. Jesus is our example on how to maintain this balance.

Viper

The antidote to hypocrisy

Jesus was also hard on the Pharisees, so the lesson I learn from this is that God has a low tolerance threshold for religious hypocrisy. He doesn’t like it whether it is in the Pharisees of Jesus’ day or in you or me.

Separation

Genesis 3 – Sin and Separation

There is a sense of longing in the culture around us. Implicit in this longing is an acknowledgment that things are not as they should be. Artists, politicians and marketers all play to this longing. Where does this sense of longing come from? If we are “dancing to our DNA” or if we are random […]

Path

Along the right paths

I am learning to trust that God can use my choices, even the faulty ones, to bring me to the place he wants me to be. Like a GPS that recalculated the route when I miss a turn, God can bring about his plan without my full understanding or cooperation.

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