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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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Attempts at Honesty at FaithVillage

Posted on June 4, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Attempts at Honesty has had two posts published at FaithVilage.com. Check out these posts and the other resources at this up-and-coming site.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection, Blog Referral, Blogging Tagged With: Bible, Christian, Christianity, God, Grace, honesty, Religion and Spirituality, theology

The blessing of persecution

Posted on May 19, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Persecution

Scripture is clear that sometimes the righteous will suffer persecution. In this Beatitude Jesus assures us that when this happens we are blessed.

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

Martyn Lloyd-Jones on True Christians and the Sermon on the Mount

Posted on February 19, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Martyn Lloyd-Jones

A comment made by Martyn Lloyd-Jones in the introduction to a collection of his sermons on the Sermon on the Mount is still relevant today. We need to be honest about the Church’s failures, repent and begin again.

Filed Under: Quotation Tagged With: Christian, Christianity, Evangelism, Jesus, sermon, Sermon on the Mount

Teaching Evolution in the Church?

Posted on February 15, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

This post is a reaction to Paul Wallace’s article in the Huffington Post as to why he teaches evolution in the church. There are some underlying assumptions that need to be examined and this post is an attempt to do so.

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: Catholic Church, Christ, Christian, Christianity, God, Huffington Post, Jesus

Grace, Truth and Difficult People

Posted on January 18, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Grace and Truth

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.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Bible, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Evangelism, God, Grace, Jesus, Religion and Spirituality, Truth

Confessions of a functional atheist

Posted on January 12, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 6 Comments

Graveyard

One of the accusations against Christians is that we have a psychological need to believe a fantasy. In other words we make up a belief in God to provide comfort against the unknown. Our belief in God is like whistling as we pass through the graveyard. It doesn’t provide any real benefit but it makes us feel better. Is this true? How should we respond?

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: atheism, Belief, Christian, Christianity, God, Jesus

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Some links to articles I found interesting or helpful and you might like to read and share.

Eloquence

On eloquence (or lack thereof) in prayer

I must confess that I am sometimes intimidated about praying in a church gathering such as a prayer meeting or small group. My brain is not wired to call up Old Testament images about restoring what the locusts have eaten or calling down mighty angels. These references make those adept at praying sound so . . . so . . . spiritual and powerful.

Open Bible

On the value of doctrine

Perhaps we should hit the pause button and stop to think about what kind of disciples we are making. We would do well to remember Jesus’ words in Matthew 7.

Love and Fear

The truth is that I am not strong enough. And it is not my ability to love that will cast out fear. It is a right understanding of who God is and how much he loves me that will take away my fear.

Can’t go back to Egypt

When we are faced with difficulty or uncertainty in our current situation, we can wish that we could go back to some other time and place that seemed like Paradise compared to what we currently face. Like the Israelites, we can forget about the discontent, stress and other annoyances that caused to move on.

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