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Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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Miles Stanford on Christian maturity

Posted on March 4, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Miles Stanford

Miles Stanford quote concerning Christian maturity. Maturity comes through the work of the Cross.

Filed Under: Quotation Tagged With: Christian, Cross, maturity, Stanford

Drinking from a fire hose – four good apologetics blogs to follow

Posted on October 17, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 6 Comments

Fire Hose

There are so many good writers on the ‘net. To narrow it down, I provide a list of four of my favorite Christian apologetics blogs for your consideration

Filed Under: Blog Referral Tagged With: apologetcs, bloggers, blogs, Christian

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

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

A lesson learned from angry atheists

Posted on June 12, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 5 Comments

Angry

A recent post for bravefaith.org got a response from several angry atheists. I share the lesson I learned from this exchange in this post.

Filed Under: Apologetics, Atheism Tagged With: anger, atheism, atheist, Christian, Church, God, Gospel, honesty, Jesus

You are the salt of the earth

Posted on June 10, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 3 Comments

Salt Shaker

Jesus tells us that believers are the salt of the earth. What does it mean to be salt and what should it look like in 2012?

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Christ, Christian, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Salt

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Did God actually say . . . ?

From the first, our rebellion against God has taken the form of questioning the wisdom of His statements and prohibitions. We see this today as popular atheists are lining up to ridicule God and the Bible. To do so requires that the atheist sets himself up as the authority as to what is right and […]

Not dismayed by the cycle

The point is that all the striving, all the effort, all the marketing plans, and methodologies for church growth cannot change a single heart. Only God can do this.

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You have heard . . . but I say – It is all about the heart

Jesus produces a series of contrasts that he uses to show us that external obedience is not enough to please God, he also wants our hearts to be right.

Mercy

Muddy Waters, Mercy and the Fifth Beatitude

The fifth Beatitude tells us that those who are merciful will receive mercy. At first reading this sounds right to us. If you do good to others they will do good to you. It seem natural, like the popular concept of karma. Yet we see that this does not always hold true. How then should we understand this Beatitude?

Chreaster

How to keep Chreasters coming back

How should the church respond to Chreasters, those who attend on Christmas and Easter? Is there anything we can do to keep them coming? I think there is and it isn’t very complicated.

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