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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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Thinking out loud – The Church and Political Process

Posted on April 12, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 9 Comments

Thinking out loud often gets me into trouble, but being slow to learn, I thought I’d record some thoughts prompted by a conversation. Waiting in line to get some pizza at the Costco snack bar, we met a couple that we recognized from church but did not know well. We ended up getting to know […]

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: Church, power

6 Reasons for a Church to Engage via Social Media

Posted on April 5, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Social media appear to be here to stay. The church has the responsibility to use social media tools to fulfill her mission. This post provides 6 reasons in support of the use of social media.

Filed Under: Church and Technology Tagged With: Church, Facebook, Google, Online Communities, Social Media, Social network, Twitter, YouTube

Church the way it used to be?

Posted on December 16, 2010 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

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

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Bible, Christianity, Church, God, Jesus, Sunday

A Lesson From Eli – Do not let comfort keep you from doing right

Posted on November 25, 2010 Written by Mark McIntyre 3 Comments

Comfort can make us resistant to necessary changes. Eli knew his sons were doing wrong but failed to offer correction. He can learn from him

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Church, God, Holy Spirit, Moses, Samuel

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On wineskins, graves, garlic, leeks and onions

When a new work is started, the newness brings with it a level of discomfort. We often refer to the old system as tried-and-true, even if the results were less than optimal. The danger is that the new work will be hobbled by those who are determined to force the new work into the old pattern. I have seen this tendency in industry and I’ve seen it in the church.

Is teaching the greatest gift in the church?

It is clear from the Bible that we should not be out of balance in spiritual gifts. But is it possible to be out of balance about teaching? I think it is.

Already Compromised

Already Compromised – What You Should Know About Educating Your Child

The Opportunity I have seen some students emerge from Christian colleges with a passion to live for Jesus Christ. I have seen others come away from their learning experience discouraged and disillusioned about their faith. As a result of this, when given an opportunity to read Already Compromised on the condition that I do a […]

Leading with repentance

Perhaps by avoiding the call to repentance, we are like the compassionate doctor who fails to tell his patient the truth about his condition out of fear of hurting his feelings.

Focus on Jesus

Eyes fixed on Jesus

But, by keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, we can look past the problems in the church and look forward to the day when Jesus will return to set everything right. We can walk in the confidence that Jesus will eventually fix the things we know to be wrong.

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