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Why are you provoked? A Lesson from the Apostle Paul

Posted on December 9, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Acts 17:16 records that when the Apostle Paul arrived in Athens, “his spirit was provoked within him when he saw that the city was given over to idols.” Lots of things provoke me; I assume that is true for you also. The challenge that I get from reading about the Apostle Paul is that I […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: humility, Love, Paul

Standing in the Light – Four Considerations for Defending the Faith

Posted on May 9, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

While Driving this morning, I had a chance to listen to an Apologetics 315 podcast featuring an interview with Peter Kreeft. If you have not subscribed to the Apologetics 315 podcasts, I strongly suggest that you do so if you have any interest in Christian apologetics. Brian Auten does an outstanding job of interviewing apologists […]

Filed Under: Apologetics Tagged With: Christ, Christianity, Faith, God, Jesu, Jesus Christ, Light, Paul, stand firm

The View From the Boat

Posted on April 8, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Statistics show that when given an opportunity to walk on water, 91.7% are too timid to try. Peter was the only one bold or impetuous enough to jump out. The other eleven stayed in the boat and watched from over the rail. One of the things that prevents me from jumping out of the boat […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Fear, Paul, Peter

Advice from Hollywood

Posted on January 17, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Yesterday I read Psalm 1:1. “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers.” (ESV) Growing up, I was taught that this verse is speaking about choosing friends and situations to avoid: those who are wicked, those […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Christ, Christ Jesus, Christian, Discernment, God, Jesus, Media, Paul, psalm

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