So far and no farther

Posted on April 18, 2016 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

It is as if God is saying to Babylon, “I will let you go so far and no farther.” Isaiah tells Babylon that they may think that they have the power to do whatever they please, but they do not.

The Fellowship of the Obtuse

I am comforted that the men who God used to turn the world upside down had moments when they just did not get it. They, at times, were just as obtuse and blind as I often am.

We should be reading with expectation of learning how our involvement in the story will change us. We should be reading with expectation of learning the extent of God’s love for us. We should be reading with the expectation of getting a glimpse of what we will become when God finishes his work in us.

We should be reading with expectation of holy heartburn.

Prayer – Pitfalls to avoid

In Matthew 6, Jesus gives us two pitfalls to avoid when praying: 1. Don’t pray to impress the people around you. 2. Don’t use meaningless repetition

A word on church culture

For me it boils down to two choices. Either we have a church culture centered on the gospel or we have something else that looks like the church but is not.

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

So far and no farther

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