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Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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The night God was booed

Posted on September 11, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

At the DNC, it was announced that the word God was added back to the party platform. The change was booed by the delegates. How should we respond?

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: convention, DNC, Politics

Blessed are the meek – Part 2

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

#7 in the Sermon on the Mount series. America will be holding a presidential election in 2012. As a result, political advertisements and discussions fill the airwaves and pixels of the news outlets. It is the way of politics to seek and to wield power and influence. It is not always the wisest voice that […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Beatitude, blessed, Church, meekness, Politics, power

An Unholy Alliance: Pharisees and Herodians

Posted on June 17, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

An Unholy Alliance We are moving toward a presidential election year in the United States. As a result, the political pundits are ramping up their efforts to develop a market for their predictions. With this backdrop, when I read Mark this morning, Mark 3:6 grabbed my attention. In this verse there is a simple statement […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection, Christianity and Culture Tagged With: Church, pharisee, Politics, Religion, Sin

Going against the flow

Posted on March 11, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

In reading the book of Isaiah, I get the sense that with the advent of electronic media, we have improved the speed of communication but not the quality of the content. Solomon said that there is nothing new under the sun and this passage confirms it. Isaiah describes a nation that is in the midst of […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection, Christianity and Culture Tagged With: Bible, God, Israel, Politics

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