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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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The rejection of a made-up God

Posted on February 26, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Too often, it is a caricature of Christianity that is rejected. I suspect that this is the case as I react to an article in the Huffington Post Religion section. This is a call to make an informed choice.

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: Apostle Paul, Bible, Christianity, G. K. Chesterton, God, Huffington Post, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Old Testament

Teaching Evolution in the Church?

Posted on February 15, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

This post is a reaction to Paul Wallace’s article in the Huffington Post as to why he teaches evolution in the church. There are some underlying assumptions that need to be examined and this post is an attempt to do so.

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: Catholic Church, Christ, Christian, Christianity, God, Huffington Post, Jesus

On the need for the intercession of saints

Posted on January 14, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Sister Marianne Cope

An article in the Huffington Post regarding the elevation of Marianne Cope prompted an examination of the need to pray to saints. What are we saying about the character of God when we teach that it is necessary to ask the saints to intercede on our behalf?

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Abraham, Catholic Church, God, Gospel, Huffington Post, Jesus

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Leading with repentance

Perhaps by avoiding the call to repentance, we are like the compassionate doctor who fails to tell his patient the truth about his condition out of fear of hurting his feelings.

On money lenders and impure motives

This morning I read the story in Mark 11 of Jesus cleansing the Temple. He was angry with those who were using worship at the Temple for their own gain. Since most of us haven’t been guilty of selling birds or running a currency exchange in the back of the church, we are afforded the opportunity to smugly look down on those rascals that Jesus tossed out.

Rob Bell

My Response to a Rob Bell interview

A friend asked me to comment on an interview with Rob Bell.. I thought that I would post my response here with some minor edits.

Oswald Chambers

Oswald Chambers on the Gospel

What is needed to-day is not a new gospel, but live men and women who can re-state the Gospel of the Son of God in terms that will reach the very heart of our problems.

Rumble Strips

Thankful for the rumble strips

Rumble strips on the road assist us in arriving at our destination and keep us out of the ditch. Scripture provides warnings that function as spiritual rumble strips. One is found in Galatians 5 and is the subject of this post.

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