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Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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5 Marks of a grace based church

Posted on March 15, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 7 Comments

In responding to the question, “how can you identify a grace based church?” I came up with 5 identifying marks of such a church. See if you agree with these and add your own in the comments section.

Filed Under: Church Leadership Tagged With: chruch, community, Grace

Branded by Grace: a reaction to Les Miserables

Posted on January 4, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

In the recently released movie, Les Misérables, two characters were touched by Grace and were not the same as a result. It was almost as though God put a brand upon them. They were branded by Grace.

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: branding, Grace, Javert, Jean Valjean, Les Misérables, movie

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

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

Grace, Truth and Difficult People

Posted on January 18, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

We all have had to deal with difficult people at one time or another. In the midst of the difficulty we are called to love the difficult person. We need to interact with that person with both grace and truth. Jesus is our example on how to maintain this balance.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Bible, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Evangelism, God, Grace, Jesus, Religion and Spirituality, Truth

Giving God Crap | Till He Comes Blog

Posted on May 17, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

I love the flowchart (shown above) that Jeremy Myers included in his post on his Till He Comes blog. Check out the post by clicking the link: Giving God Crap | Till He Comes. A man once confessed to a pastor that there was no way that God could love him since he had spent […]

Filed Under: Blog Referral Tagged With: confession, God, Grace

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The Abolition of Man

C. S. Lewis on educators

For famished nature will be avenged and a hard heart is no infallible protection against a soft head.

Communication

Miscommunication Hurts

This story illustrates that miscommunication carries a cost. Four Euros will be little missed in the grand scheme of things. But what about the cost associated with miscommunication, through words or actions, of the Gospel of Jesus?

Additional thoughts on corporate prayer

So while there are pitfalls in praying in a corporate setting, it is something that still should be done. The rewards are much greater than the risks.

But what are they for so many?

There are so many problems in our culture that it is easy to become overwhelmed just by listening to the news. Certainly, to get improved ratings the news curators pick stories based on their shock value, so things are likely not as bad as what the media outlets portray. But still, our own experience validates […]

The danger of virtue-signaling

We need to be ever vigilant against our inner Pharisee.

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