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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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Speculation in the Evangelical community

Posted on April 19, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 4 Comments

Paul warned Timothy about those who engage in speculation. Has the evangelical community been in violation of this warning?

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Bible, genealogy, Gospel, myth, sepculation

John Stott on Jesus’ Hour

Posted on April 15, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Jesus referred to an “hour” that was coming in his life and ministry. John Stott writes about what Jesus meant by this.

Filed Under: Quotation Tagged With: Christ, Cross, Gospel, hour, Jesus, Stott

On the need for a heart transplant

Posted on September 3, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Preaching that does not call the hearers to repentance will not affect the heart of the hearers. Real change requires a change of heart.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: flesh, Gospel, heart, stone

Grace and sovereignty

Posted on September 1, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

To avoid stress and burnout in pursuit of our calling, we must rely on the sovereignty of God. We cannot do it all, but we must do what God calls us to do.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection, Church Leadership Tagged With: globe, Gospel, Grace, sovereignty

Rev. Emily C. Heath: Jesus, Bullies on the Bus and the Rest of Us

Posted on July 8, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Rev. Heath published a piece in the Huffington Post which purports to give a Christian response to bullies. I have two points of challenge for Rev. Heath. One based on something she didn’t say and one based on something she did say.

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: Apostle Paul, Christian, Christianity, God, Gospel, Jesus, Jesus Christ, YouTube

A lesson learned from angry atheists

Posted on June 12, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 5 Comments

A recent post for bravefaith.org got a response from several angry atheists. I share the lesson I learned from this exchange in this post.

Filed Under: Apologetics, Atheism Tagged With: anger, atheism, atheist, Christian, Church, God, Gospel, honesty, Jesus

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Good advice in turbulent times

It is easy to get our knickers in a twist over current events. It is easy to get caught up in the rhetoric of whichever political party seems to better fit our predisposition.. It is easy to feel overwhelmed and wonder if things will ever stabilize or get better.

Wheat and Tares

Don’t be surprised by the tares

I’m writing this because a good friend of mine is struggling to recover from the betrayal that this pastor in a real church in a real city represents. I have a mixture of sadness and a tinge of anger in response to this situation. In praying and thinking about this, I was reminded about the parable of the tares.

Advice from Hollywood

Yesterday I read Psalm 1:1. “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers.” (ESV) Growing up, I was taught that this verse is speaking about choosing friends and situations to avoid: those who are wicked, those […]

Discontent

Content but not satisfied

The Apostle Paul had learned to be content in his circumstances. He also expressed dissatisfaction and a desire to press on. How do we reconcile these two?

On money lenders and impure motives

This morning I read the story in Mark 11 of Jesus cleansing the Temple. He was angry with those who were using worship at the Temple for their own gain. Since most of us haven’t been guilty of selling birds or running a currency exchange in the back of the church, we are afforded the opportunity to smugly look down on those rascals that Jesus tossed out.

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