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Foolish and slow of heart

Posted on March 22, 2014 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Perhaps my reader cannot relate to this, but I often feel that I am foolish and slow of heart to believe. In fact, I know that I am. Like those travelers to Emmaus, I can feel that God’s plan has been derailed and I can often think that I am the villain that derailed it. It is sometimes difficult to look past my failures to see God.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Cross, crucifixion, foolish, heart, Jesus, plan, slow

Miles Stanford on self denial

Posted on February 4, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Miles Stanford

Miles Stanford comments on those who seem spiritually mature but are really wrapped up in self.

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Religion of The Senses

Posted on April 13, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Lego anoint with oil

The reading for today in the devotional book that my wife and I go through together was the opening verses of Mark 14. In that chapter are recoded events which happened two days before Jesus was crucified. In one story we are told that Mary poured Nard on Jesus’ head. This was an extravagant act, […]

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Dorothy Sayers on the Incarnation

Posted on November 12, 2010 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Dorothy Sayers

I’m re-reading Dorothy Sayers’ book Creed or Chaos? and have to share another quote with you: “It is not true at all that dogma is ‘hopelessly irrelevant’ to the life and thought of the average man. What is true is that ministers of the Christian religion often assert that it is, present it for consideration […]

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On dealing with the chaos

There are days when the dysfunction and brokenness of the world can be overwhelming. Gardens grow weeds, governments migrate toward tyranny and rejection of the moral law seems to be the order of the day. In thinking about this today, a song lyric started running through my head . . .

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Providence

Augustine on Divine Providence

“To the divine providence it has seemed good to prepare in the world to come for the righteous good things, which the unrighteous shall not enjoy; and for the wicked evil things, by which the good shall not be tormented. But as for the good things of this life, and its ills, God has willed […]

Peacemakers

Toward being a peacemaker

John Lennon called us to give peace a chance. Jesus calls us to be peacemakers. How do we accomplish this? What does a peacemaker look like?

Do they feel welcome and will they come back?

If people feel welcome in your church, it is more likely that they will return and grow in discipleship. Do they feel welcome and will they come back?

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