Even the King

Posted on March 21, 2018 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

I am encouraged by the hopeful expectation expressed by David. David expects that deliverance will come, it is only a question of when.

Resurrection People

Posted on April 20, 2016 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

The way Christians live should give evidence of the truth of Easter. The way Christians live should also give people a foretaste of what life will be like when Jesus comes back to make everything right.

Balancing Bible Study and Prayer: An Illustration from Star Trek

Christian are to be balanced in their pursuit of Bible study and prayer. Two characters from Star Trek illustrate the imbalance of these two.

A prayer for today

We can learn a lesson from Daniel’s prayer. Daniel earnestly interceded on behalf of his people and asked God to intervene and do something about it. God has responded in a most amazing way by sending Jesus.

What happened to man in the fall?

You might take issue with the idea of the fall of man as recorded in the book of Genesis. You might not attribute the state of man to sin, but you would have to work very hard to avoid the evidence that man is prone to misery.

Compassion and Conversion

Both the theology of compassion and the theology of conversion need to be operational for effective ministry to take place.

Hugging Porcupines and Other Ostensibly Stupid Behaviors

The Porcupines Among Us Every church has one or more porcupines in attendance. The porcupine is the person who feels entitled to stand in judgment of the church and often acts in a way that is disruptive to body life through their sense of superiority and entitlement. They are not in open hostility, nor are […]

The danger of Method-Du-Jour thinking

Some church does something. It appears to be successful based on attendance numbers. Others then seek to find the method or program that was used to generate the good result. We shorten the sermon, use video feeds, turn up the music, redesign the décor, or hire consultants to try to produce similar results.