On the peaceful transfer of power

Posted on January 21, 2017 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Presidential inaugurations have historically been peaceful transitions of power where the office transcends party politics and is honored by citizens regardless of their party affiliation. But yesterday there were violent protests against our newly minted president.

This little light of mine – Thoughts on Matthew 5:14-16

Jesus words about believers being the light of the world are familiar to most Christians. What does it mean to be the light of the world and how do we go about doing it?

We’re all in this together

A guest post by my daughter Meagan McIntyre . . . “The ropes course also taught me a valuable lesson about the church, a group of people who have made the risky choice to follow Christ.”

God is the initiator

We are wilfully ignorant of God. We are ignorant because we choose to be. The coming of Jesus confronts us in our rebellion and forces us to make a choice. We can choose to remain as we are or engage in the process of learning to respond to God’s initiative.

What is that to you? – A lesson from C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis provides a question to help us to know our boundaries and learn when to rely on God to handle a difficult situation. That question is, “what is that to you?”

Skipping the embarrassing parts . . .

I’m learning to be increasingly comfortable with the embarrassing bits of Scripture because they teach me a lesson that I struggle to hear, that of grace.

On the peaceful transfer of power

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