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Leon Morris on the Triumph of Christ

Posted on December 25, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 3 Comments

“Jesus knew that He would die. But He was in perfect command of the situation. He knew that the death He was dying was the worst that the forces of evil could do to Him, and He knew that He would rise triumphant. He said that He would rise, and He made His words good. […]

Filed Under: Quotation Tagged With: Jesus, Leon Morris, triumph, victory

The radical call of Jesus

Posted on May 24, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

While growing up in the church, I did not grasp the radical nature of Jesus as he encountered the world in which he lived. Jesus defies all of our categories and calls us to something new.

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John Stott on Jesus’ Hour

Posted on April 15, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Jesus referred to an “hour” that was coming in his life and ministry. John Stott writes about what Jesus meant by this.

Filed Under: Quotation Tagged With: Christ, Cross, Gospel, hour, Jesus, Stott

How to keep Chreasters coming back

Posted on April 8, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 3 Comments

How should the church respond to Chreasters, those who attend on Christmas and Easter? Is there anything we can do to keep them coming? I think there is and it isn’t very complicated.

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: Chreaster, Christmas, Church, Easter, Jesus

The way to find rest

Posted on January 18, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Jesus offers to provide rest to all who come to him. This post provides a brief look at Jesus’ offer of rest as recorded in Matthew 11:28.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: heavy-laden, Jesus, rest, weary

Heavenly minded or no good at all

Posted on December 12, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

I have heard it said that a person could be so Heavenly minded that he is of no Earthly good. Perhaps it is only me, but I find that I am in greater danger of becoming so Earthly minded that I am no good at all.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: earthly, good, heavenly, Jesus, Love, minded

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Facing Rejection

I think that everyone who has made it through middle school has faced some form of rejection. The feelings of not fitting in and the constant pressure to conform to some undefined standard are difficult to navigate, especially if one does not have an adult to walk beside him to assure him that those feelings […]

A Celebration of Death? – Response to the Death of Osama Bin Laden

The announcement of the death of Osama Bin Laden reminded me of a post originally published in February of this year. I have taken the text from that post and added additional comments below. February 2, 2011: As we toured the Colosseum  in Rome, the guide  described the events that were staged in that structure […]

Messy Cow

Willing to get a little messy

Jesus was not afraid to be seen with people of bad reputation. He was not afraid to get a little messy to bring home those he came to save. The only person that Jesus sought to please was his Heavenly Father.

Ring of Truth

It has the ring of truth . . .

One of the things I enjoy about reading the Bible is how real the characters are. With the exception of Daniel and Jesus, we read stories of men and women who were seriously flawed but were used by God to bring about his will for humanity.

Responding to doctrinal weeds (some thoughts on discernment)

I recently was asked about how to respond to a spouse who is enthralled by some false teachers. The points I gave for consideration are these: The Bereans were praised (Acts 17:11) for checking to see if what Paul was teaching is true to Scripture, so it is clearly not wrong to determine if a […]

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