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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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I don’t have the chutzpah to pick up the first stone

Posted on July 7, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

I have heard it said that chutzpah is illustrated by the man who kills his mother and father and then pleads to the judge to let him off because he is an orphan. In other words, chutzpa is that behavior that knows no self limitation. This evening a friend sent me a link to a […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection, Christianity and Culture, Church Leadership Tagged With: Jesus, pharisee, Religion

Absent From the Great Banquet

Posted on June 13, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

The Banquet Table is Set Luke 14:16-24 records the parable of the Great Banquet. The main point of the story is that the invited guests gave lame excuses as to why they could not attend. In the place of the original invitees, the dregs of society are then persuaded to enter into the feast. Jesus […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Church, Israel, Jesus, Pharisees, relationship

Gutenberg, Google and the Church

Posted on June 8, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Gutenberg could not have imagined the speed of communication today. The church has the opportunity to use this speed to proclaim the Gospel.

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture, Social Media Tagged With: Church, Google, Gospel, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Online Communities, Social Networking, Twitter

Going Out as Wolf Food – Baaaaaaaa!

Posted on June 6, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Sent Out As Wolf Food In Matthew 10:16, Jesus commissioned his disciples by sending them out as sheep among wolves. Those of us who have grown up in the church have heard this many times, so the phrase may not impact us the way it would have impacted the disciples when they first heard it. […]

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: Boycott, Christ, Christian, God, Gospel, Gospel of Matthew, Jesus, message, sheep, United States

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