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Come Home – A Poem

Posted on October 2, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

I strain to hear that voice
“come back”
longing for the day I hear
“come home”

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: home, poem, poetry

Longing for a home I’ve never seen

Posted on December 5, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Clouds

There is a sense that the world is not quite right. In response, we have a longing for something better. We long for a home we’ve never seen.

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: home, longing

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Number our days

Numbering our days: a reflection on Psalm 90

In Psalm 90, the psalmist prays that we might learn to number our days. Is this a call to get busy or is there some other meaning? How should we understand this prayer?

Building

5 Tests to assess disciple making in the Church

The church is called to make disciples. How can we assess how well we are doing in this endeavor? Here are 5 tests to aid in assessment. Read on and provide comment as to what else can be done to assess discipleship.

Fortress

God is My Fortress

Psalm 59:16b (ESV) For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress. Matthew 10:28 (ESV) 28 And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. In reading Psalm 59 this […]

Question 11

What is God’s providence?

God not only powerfully preserves and governs, but he does so in holiness and wisdom. God is big enough to bring about his plan for this world. No Caesar, no king, no dictator, no president or any world leader can thwart what God will accomplish.

Summary of Christian Religion

Louis Berkhof on the origin of religion

Particular attention was devoted during the last fifty years to the problem of the origin of religion. Repeated attempts were made to give a natural explanation of it, but without success. Some spoke of it as an invention of cunning and deceptive priests, who regarded it as an easy source of revenue; but this explanation […]

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