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Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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Cancel culture in the church

Posted on August 3, 2020 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

I recently became aware of the term “cancel culture.” The term is new to me but the idea behind it is not. I have experienced this, and unfortunately, I usually have experienced this in the church.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: cancel, Culture, labels, Social Justice, Woke

The counter-cultural church

Posted on June 12, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 5 Comments

Whether or not we have the support of the current Pharaoh, Prime Minister or President, the church is called to be countercultural.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: China, counter-cultural, Culture, Israel, Pharaoh

Unbelief and its consequences

Posted on March 27, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 4 Comments

Faith and Unbelief

In Numbers 20, we have a story of how Moses was denied access to the promised land because he acted in unbelief. What can we learn from this story?

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Belief, consequences, Culture, Moses, rock, unbelief

A lesson on the culture war from “War Horse”

Posted on August 14, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

War Horse

Too often, we fight the culture war by digging a trench and lobbing arguments at the enemy trench. Better we meet between the trenches.

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

Truth is an arrow and the gate is narrow

Posted on July 18, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 6 Comments

Truth is Narrow

Those who approve of homosexual union think us narrow to reject their claims. Yet Jesus and Bob Dylan tell us that the truth is narrow. We can choose to acquiesce to the culture or stand with Jesus. I know who wins in the end and I choose to stand with him.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection, Christianity and Culture Tagged With: Church, Culture, homosexuality, Truth

They don’t even know how to blush – responding to a lack of shame

Posted on August 17, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

A recent ruling in Indiana held that sexually graphic pictures posted by school girls on Facebook are considered constitutionally protected speech. As a result, their school could not submit them to discipline for the photos. The case was decided in court because the ACLU represented the girls to appeal the discipline that he school implemented […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Culture, Jesus, Light

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Before you speak

We have all said things which cause us to wish for a rewind button. My hope in sharing these questions is that by applying them consistently we might increase the time between statements that we later regret.

Ring of Truth

It has the ring of truth . . .

One of the things I enjoy about reading the Bible is how real the characters are. With the exception of Daniel and Jesus, we read stories of men and women who were seriously flawed but were used by God to bring about his will for humanity.

On misplaced priorities

There is a part of me that feels that I should be able to stay out of the trap of misplaced priorities. After all, I’ve been a believer for a long time now. But alas, I frequently do indeed get this wrong.

Gold Bars

Quality vs. quantity – thoughts on building the church

Churches can be so enamored with numerical growth that the focus is on quantity and quality suffers. Heed the warning of Paul in 1 Corinthians 3:10-15.

Beyond the Gospel

Moving beyond the gospel?

In some churches I have attended, there is a sense that the gospel entails the elementary teaching of Christianity. To move toward maturity then requires that people move beyond the gospel into more “meaty” doctrinal teaching.

I have come to realize that this is wrong headed and leads not to maturity, but to immaturity. The effect of this teaching is the exact opposite of the desired result.

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