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Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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Character, darkness and secrets revealed

Posted on June 5, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Mask

Character is doing the right thing even when no-one is looking, yet God always sees and eventually the truth will win out. Stay the course and victory is assured.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Christ, God, Jesu, Lord, Paul

A. W. Tozer on activity in the Church

Posted on May 8, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Gentle Wind

I share a quote by A. W. Tozer in the Pursuit of God. In 1949 Tozer thought the church was missing something, it is still lost.

Filed Under: Quotation Tagged With: Christ, Elijah, God, Holy Spirit, Jesu, Tozer

The scandal among us – Thoughts on Matthew 1

Posted on May 5, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Broken Hear

The genealogy in Matthew one includes those involved in scandal and immorality as being in the line of the Messiah. What can we learn from this?

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Abraham, God, Jesu, Jesus Christ

Quality vs. quantity – thoughts on building the church

Posted on April 10, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 4 Comments

Gold Bars

Churches can be so enamored with numerical growth that the focus is on quantity and quality suffers. Heed the warning of Paul in 1 Corinthians 3:10-15.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Bible, Church, God, Gospel of Matthew, Great Commission, Jesu, Jesus Christ

Speed dialing with no signal – Dealing with frustration in prayer

Posted on March 25, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Recent frustration in prayer seemed to be described in a U2 lyric which speaks of “speed dialing with no signal” What is the solution? Read on for some thoughts on reducing the frustration.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: David, God, Jesu, Jesus, prayer

Tozer on the Presence of God

Posted on October 31, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

A. W. Tozer

This is a quote from How to be Filled with the Holy Spirit, by A. W. Tozer. “[T]here is an unseen Deity present, a knowing, feeling Personality, and He is indivisible from the Father and the Son, so that if you were to be suddenly transferred to heaven itself you wouldn’t be any closer to God […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection, Quotation Tagged With: God, Holy Spirit, holyspirit, Jesu, quote, Tozer

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The Skill of the Craftsman

I was reading Augustine’s Confessions this morning where he mentions a treatise by Cicero called Hortensius as the means by which God began to change Augustine’s heart. Thinking that it would be interesting to read this work, I searched for a copy only to find out that Hortensius is a lost work. My initial reaction […]

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The reason for our existence

The greatest danger of any organization is to lose sight of its reason for existence. This is especially true for the church.

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Never avenge yourselves – A warning to Christian trolls

In the internet age, civility seems to be the primary casualty. It is so easy to vent our judgment and hostility to those with whom we don’t agree. Unfortunately, those in the church sometimes share in this trollish behavior. There have been times when I have read social media posts and cringed at the lack of sensitivity to those who don’t share our beliefs.

Merry Christmas from the McIntyre Family

A Christmas Card from the McIntyre family wishing you all the best the Christmas Season.

Waterless Clouds

Waterless clouds

In a drought, clouds forming on the horizon bring hope of much needed rain. If those clouds pass overhead without producing rain, the hope they engendered is dashed. Therefore waterless clouds are useless to those in need of rain.

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