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Good News Elevator Speech

March 21, 2013January 10, 2011 by Mark McIntyre
Elevator

In recent years, the business world has coined the phrase “elevator speech.” Sellers are encouraged to be able to explain their product offering to someone in the elevator in the 20 seconds or so it takes to get to their floor. Most people who have been in the church for a while have been taught … Read more

Categories Bible Reflection Tags Christ, Good News, Gospel, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Twitter 6 Comments

The Low Whisper

July 31, 2012November 22, 2010 by Mark McIntyre

God is not a bully who badgers people into submission to his will. He is a gentleman who patiently woos the object of his love. He speaks in a gentle and quiet whisper, drawing people to himself.

Categories Bible Reflection Tags Facebook, God, Good News, Gospel, Jesus, Lord, Social Media, Twitter 2 Comments

The Fellowship of the Obtuse

August 29, 2014August 28, 2010 by Mark McIntyre
You Just Don't Get It

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.

Categories Apologetics Tags English Standard Version, God, Gospel, Jesus, Luke, New Testament 4 Comments

Don’t look to Egypt for help

July 31, 2012April 7, 2010 by Mark McIntyre

Isaiah 31:1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in the multitude of their chariots and in the great strength of their horsemen, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel, or seek help from the LORD. Over the years that I have been … Read more

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