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Is teaching the greatest gift in the church?

Posted on April 17, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

It is clear from the Bible that we should not be out of balance in spiritual gifts. But is it possible to be out of balance about teaching? I think it is.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Jesus, Paul

Truth Whack-A-Mole – Follow-up to a comment

Posted on March 27, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Whack-a-mole

A question was raised in a comment on a previous post called Truth Whack-A-Mole. This post is in response to the comment.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Apostle Paul, C. S. Lewis, God, Jesus, Paul

Grumbling, grace and edification

Posted on March 16, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 4 Comments

When things are not to our liking, it is easy to develop a grumbling spirit. Recently two verses warned me against this; I share them here.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: anger, Christ, Church, God, Jesus, leadership, Paul

Love – not busyness or programs

Posted on March 6, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Man on treadmill

Paul prayed that the Philippians’ love might abound. He did not pray for busyness or programs to abound. Maybe we need to re-think our church life.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection, Church Leadership Tagged With: Christianity, God, Jesus, Paul, prayer

5 R’s for 2012 – A Lesson from the Apostle Paul

Posted on January 16, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

I wanted to choose some verses as a point of emphasis in 2012. I chose Philippians 4:4-8. I see 5 thing which begin with R on which to focus this year.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Christ Jesus, Christianity, God, Jesus, Lord, Paul, Religion and Spirituality

Thoughts on Prayer inspired by C. S. Lewis

Posted on January 6, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

School Prayer

The desperate posts in the great battle often are given to those whose faith is strong enough to weather seemingly unanswered prayer. So says C. S. Lewis in the essay on which this post is based.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Apostle Paul, C. S. Lewis, Christianity, God, Gospel of Matthew, Jesus, Paul, prayer

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At the risk of sounding like a curmudgeon, I have to say that sometimes I miss the old hymns in our worship. I do not miss how the hymns were executed, but I do miss the lyrics.

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