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Shaw on Civil and Religious Liberty

Posted on January 25, 2016 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

The civil government appears to be impelled by something like infatuation, and is introducing, or giving countenance to, measures that are darkly ominous to both civil and religious liberty, as if hastening onward to a crisis which all may shudder to contemplate.

Filed Under: Quotation Tagged With: civil, disciple, government, liberty, Religion, religious

On corruption in government

Posted on May 20, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 6 Comments

A quote from Augustine stimulated some thoughts on how Christians should respond to government corruption and the willful deceit of the people.

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: Augustine, corruption, government, Politics

Church Membership – A Response to Matt Chandler

Posted on May 7, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 23 Comments

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.

Filed Under: Church Leadership Tagged With: Church, government, pastor

A Celebration of Death? – Response to the Death of Osama Bin Laden

Posted on May 2, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 3 Comments

The announcement of the death of Osama Bin Laden reminded me of a post originally published in February of this year. I have taken the text from that post and added additional comments below. February 2, 2011: As we toured the Colosseum  in Rome, the guide  described the events that were staged in that structure […]

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: Colosseum, Death, government, Media, Violence

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We have nothing to fear - FDR

Toward the conquest of fear

A famous quotation of FDR tells us that we have nothing to fear except fear itself. Does the Bible support this? Can I live without fear? If so, how?

Listen to your friend

On being Job’s friend

One of the lessons to be learned from reading the book of Job is that we should be very careful when counseling someone who is going through a difficulty. Job’s friends felt compelled to give advice to Job which ended up being not very helpful.

The fight against inanity

The struggle I have is that the church can be just as unthinking and un-engaged as the people the author describes in the article. In the church, we have real answers to real questions, but too often the church is the last place where people feel comfortable asking those questions.

Scarlet Oak

Like growing oak trees

If you are a church leader and you are frustrated with how fast growth is taking place in your church, think of an oak tree. They do not grow fast, but they are strong. If you are a small group leader or Sunday School teacher, think of that oak which slowly absorbs the nutrients and water and grows as a result.

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