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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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Farewell to a neighbor: Four lessons I learn from his death

Posted on June 17, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Gravestone

The unexpected sadness at the death of a problematic neighbor prompts four observations concerning his life and death. He was a pain when he was alive, but I am surprised that at hearing the news of his death I am more sad than relieved. Read on to discover why.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Christianity, Death, Evangelism, God, Heaven, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Religion and Spirituality

Commission and commands – Priorities for the Church

Posted on April 12, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

The Great Commission is the foundational text on which the mission of the church should be based. Or is it? Is there something else that needs to take priority? I think there is.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Christ, Evangelism, God, Gospel of Matthew, Great Commission, Jesus

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

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

Hugging Porcupines and Other Ostensibly Stupid Behaviors

Posted on May 28, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Porcupine

The Porcupines Among Us Every church has one or more porcupines in attendance. The porcupine is the person who feels entitled to stand in judgment of the church and often acts in a way that is disruptive to body life through their sense of superiority and entitlement. They are not in open hostility, nor are […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection, Church Leadership Tagged With: Christianity, Church, Evangelism, God, Jesus, leadership, Religion and Spirituality

A Matter of Perspective

Posted on August 18, 2010 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Storm at sea

The disciples are frantic. Jesus is asleep. The response to the storm is a matter of perspective.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: boat, Christianity, Evangelism, God, Jesus, master, Religion and Spirituality

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Near and Far

Paul’s lament in Romans 7 of his inability to live as he knew he ought to live. We are encouraged to know that we are not alone in our sense of falling short of where we’d like to be.

Leaving a healthy legacy

To me, the difference lies in a fundamental desire to teach and live out the Gospel of Jesus Christ without adding to it or subtracting from it. You might think this an oversimplification, but hear me out.

Church Membership – A Response to Matt Chandler

Matt Chandler makes the claim that church membership is necessary for optimum growth of a believer. I provide a counter perspective in this blog post.

Don’t bet against the church

Bottom line is, don’t bet against the church, the true church made up of true believers. God will continue to call people into relationship with himself, no matter who is at the helm of the religious organizations that call themselves churches.

18 Words

J. I. Packer on our response to Scripture

This reminds me that the goal of reading Scripture is not the gathering of knowledge for its own sake. The goal of theology should not be understanding for its own sake.

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