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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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Character, darkness and secrets revealed

Posted on June 5, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Mask

Character is doing the right thing even when no-one is looking, yet God always sees and eventually the truth will win out. Stay the course and victory is assured.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Christ, God, Jesu, Lord, Paul

Attempts at Honesty at FaithVillage

Posted on June 4, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Attempts at Honesty has had two posts published at FaithVilage.com. Check out these posts and the other resources at this up-and-coming site.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection, Blog Referral, Blogging Tagged With: Bible, Christian, Christianity, God, Grace, honesty, Religion and Spirituality, theology

An ordinary guy involved in extraordinary things

Posted on May 30, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Joseph's Dream

Joseph as an ordinary guy. Because he did the right thing, he was used by God to accomplish something extraordinary. We have the same opportunity be used by God.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Joseph, Mary

Truth – the antidote to shame

Posted on May 28, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Shame on you

Christians are to be followers of the Truth. Truth dispels shame and as a result, shame should not be a part of any church culture.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Body of Christ, Christ, Christianity, Church, God, Jesus, pharisee, Pharisees, Sin

Holy Sonnet XIV by John Donne

Posted on May 26, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

John Donne

Holy Sonnet XIV by John Donne has been on my mind this week. I thought I should share it with you without commentary.

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: God

Power and authority in the church – Choose who is in control

Posted on May 21, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Herod was giving an opportunity to choose to submit to the ultimate authority. Similarly, church leaders must choose who is in control. Some choose well and others badly. The choice has serious consequences.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Choice, Church, God, Herod, Holy Spirit, pastor, Tozer

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He sat down to teach – Sermon on the Mount Series #2

The beginning of the Sermon on the Mount:  1 When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. 2 He opened His mouth and began to teach them . . .” (Matthew 5:1-2 NASB) At the end of chapter 4, Matthew informs us […]

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.

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On shining faces

In Exodus 34 we find that as a result of being in close relationship with God, Moses’ face shone to the point where the people were afraid of him. As a result, Moses went around with a veil over his face so that the people could bear his presence. This was an anomaly, this is something that doesn’t […]

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Pilate – Asking The Question for the 21st Century

“What is truth?” is the question that Pilate asked Jesus at the conclusion of his interview. Was this question asked in an effort to push aside what must have been a very uncomfortable meeting? Or, was this a real question, coming from one who had seen and been wounded by the collision of world views […]

Live with the end in mind?

I recently got a tweet which said, “Live with the end in mind but remember it’s the journey that matters in the end.” Without thinking, we might ingest this statement and think it says something helpful. Yet, it is not the journey that matters in the end. A pleasant journey to a wrong destination is […]

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