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C. S. Lewis on Christian morality

Posted on May 7, 2016 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

C. S. Lewis

People often think of Christian morality as a kind of bargain in which God says, ‘If you keep a lot of rules I’ll reward you, and if you don’t I’ll do the other thing.’ I don’t think that is the best way of looking at it.

Filed Under: Quotation Tagged With: C. S. Lewis, Choice, choosing, morality

Stumbling blocks: how we live matters more than our words

Posted on June 27, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Parents and church leaders, the best thing we can do for the next generation is to renounce our selfishness and come to meet Jesus at the Cross in humility and submission. We need to confess where we have compromised and seek to recover the ground that was lost. We want to hear the words of Matthew 25:21, “well done good and faithful slave.” We need to live lives that point to the reality of the Gospel.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: C. S. Lewis, Christian, Christianity, God, Gospel of Matthew, Jesus

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

Thoughts on Prayer inspired by C. S. Lewis

Posted on January 6, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

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.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Apostle Paul, C. S. Lewis, Christianity, God, Gospel of Matthew, Jesus, Paul, prayer

No retreat baby and no surrender – Inspired by Bruce Springsteen

Posted on January 4, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Springsteen

The Bruce Springsteen song “No Surrender” inspired some thoughts about what is worthy of such dogged pursuit by the believer. See what the Apostle Paul and C. S. Lewis have to say in relation to this.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection, Christianity and Culture, Quotation Tagged With: Apostle Paul, C. S. Lewis, Christ Jesus, God, Gospel, Weight of Glory

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Defending God’s honor? A response to the Islamic riots

Riots in the Islamic world are intended to defend the prophet’s honor. A blog post at www.thinkingchristian.net triggered some thoughts about how Christians should respond.

Finger Pointing

Can we stop pointing fingers?

God wants our hearts to reflect his heart. What would our world look like if they did? We would probably do less finger pointing and more work to bring healing and reconciliation.

Grace and Mercy

On Grace and Mercy Combined

If we are honest, the fact that we are not moral train wrecks has more to do with God’s grace than our ability to live out the Christian life. So why not extend that same grace to others?

Grace combined with even a modicum of mercy will have a powerful effect.

Abandoned Church

Church the way it used to be?

An advertisement for “Church the way it used to be . . . ” got me to thinking. I share my thoughts in this post.

Not perfected in love

I am thankful for the words of Jesus in John 8, when he told the woman caught in sin, “I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on sin no more.”

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