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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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Finding Leaders As Good As Moses

Posted on September 5, 2014 Written by Jason Evans 3 Comments

Moses

I have read a lot of self help articles about being a good leader. But most of them have it all wrong. Why can I say that? It is because most people have a wrong view of what it takes to become a leader.

Filed Under: Guest Post Tagged With: humility, Leader, Moses, pride

Up or down – Elevation or False Humility

Posted on May 3, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 4 Comments

Elevation or False Humility

The Apostle Paul enjoins us to think others more important than ourselves. We can either elevate others or practice false humility.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: humility, significance, value

Humility wins the day – The humble will be exalted

Posted on December 12, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 4 Comments

Luke 18 records the story of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector. Only one of them left the Temple forgiven, the one who expressed humility

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: humility, Jesus, pharisee

Why are you provoked? A Lesson from the Apostle Paul

Posted on December 9, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Acts 17:16 records that when the Apostle Paul arrived in Athens, “his spirit was provoked within him when he saw that the city was given over to idols.” Lots of things provoke me; I assume that is true for you also. The challenge that I get from reading about the Apostle Paul is that I […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: humility, Love, Paul

Choose To Be A Servant: Example of Nebuchadnezzar

Posted on June 1, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadnezzar had been an eyewitness to several miracles, yet he remained proud and self-reliant. In this section of Daniel 4 we see that God reduced him from his throne to eating grass in the field like a wild animal. Nebuchadnezzar was taken from being arguably the most powerful man in the world to a homeless madman.

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The LORD and the LORD alone is my shepherd

Human leaders will fail us, no matter how good their intentions. Psalm 23 reminds us that God alone is the shepherd that will care for us no matter what.

Man drawing a flow chart

Pastor as CEO?

How many moral, ethical or pastoral failures do we need to witness before we are willing to admit that copying the organizational architecture of an American corporation is not a good plan for the church?

Stumbling blocks: how we live matters more than our words

Parents and church leaders, the best thing we can do for the next generation is to renounce our selfishness and come to meet Jesus at the Cross in humility and submission. We need to confess where we have compromised and seek to recover the ground that was lost. We want to hear the words of Matthew 25:21, “well done good and faithful slave.” We need to live lives that point to the reality of the Gospel.

Sister Marianne Cope

On the need for the intercession of saints

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?

Necessary

It is necessary

It is necessary to use words. While we may, by our actions, lead someone into being different on the outside, it is only the gospel that can change someone on the inside. The gospel that changes people on the inside must be conveyed in words.

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