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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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Toward an Understanding of Christian Stewardship

Posted on April 19, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Kneeling in Prayer

The main word that is translated steward is οἰκονόμος (oikonomos), a compound of the words for house (οἶκος) and law (νόμος). It literally means one who rules over a household. Therefore a steward is one who manages his masters assets for the master’s benefit. A steward manages the assets of another. Therefore the first question […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Christ, Christian, disciple, Faith, Jesus, master, resources

A Matter of Perspective

Posted on August 18, 2010 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Storm at sea

The disciples are frantic. Jesus is asleep. The response to the storm is a matter of perspective.

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Os Guinness – In the World but not of the World

But when the church, through its faithfulness and its discernment of the times, lives truly ‘in’ but ‘not of’ the world, and is therefore the City of God engaging the City of Man, it touches off the secret of its culture-shaping power.

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New news, old news

Malcolm Muggeridge is attributed as saying, “new news is old news happening to new people.” Jeremiah warns us of repeating the errors of ancient Israel.

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4 Reasons Why I Dropped Disqus Comment System From My Blog

After about 3 minutes of internet research on the subject, I decided to no longer use the Disqus comment system on this blog. I had no serious problems with Disqus. The service was free and it worked well. Yet, I found some reasons to turn off Disqus and I think they are strong enough to […]

God's Crime Scene

God’s Crime Scene – Book Endorsement

God’s Crime Scene is a book that I know I will re-read and refer to as part of my apologetics library. If you have any interest at all in knowing where the evidence point with regard to the beginning of the universe, I strongly recommend that you pick up a copy of this book.

Jonathan Edwards

Resolved – Resolutions of Jonathan Edwards

To prime the pump for New Year’s Resolutions, a list of Jonathan Edwards’ resolutions might be helpful.

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