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Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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On the peaceful transfer of power

Posted on January 21, 2017 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Peaceful

Presidential inaugurations have historically been peaceful transitions of power where the office transcends party politics and is honored by citizens regardless of their party affiliation. But yesterday there were violent protests against our newly minted president.

Filed Under: Commentary Tagged With: inauguration, morals, peaceful, power

The idol of approval

Posted on September 9, 2016 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Unbelievable

This morning I was challenged by a paragraph that I read in The Unbelievable Gospel by Jonathan K. Dodson. “In Christ, we possess a power that can rip the muzzle off, chase away the shadows, and bolster winsome, authentic gospel witness. That power lifted Jesus out of the grave, but it sits latent in our […]

Filed Under: Quotation Tagged With: approval, Gospel, hypocrite, idol, power

The same power

Posted on March 14, 2016 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Power

These words have bothered me. I agree that they are true, I agree that Jesus has demonstrated that power to us. But singing them brought up some questions in my mind.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: power

The problem with power

Posted on August 4, 2014 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Power in Leadership

The problem with power is that those who seek it are often the ones least qualified to wield it. This is no less true in the church than in society at large.

Filed Under: Church Leadership Tagged With: Church, leadership, ministry, power

Blessed are the meek – Part 2

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

Ballot Box

#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

Thinking out loud – The Church and Political Process

Posted on April 12, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 9 Comments

Thinking out loud often gets me into trouble, but being slow to learn, I thought I’d record some thoughts prompted by a conversation. Waiting in line to get some pizza at the Costco snack bar, we met a couple that we recognized from church but did not know well. We ended up getting to know […]

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: Church, power

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If you are discouraged about church . . .

If you are discouraged about church, it may be that your expectations are too high.

Church is not a gathering of the mature. Church is not a gathering of the wise. Church is not a gathering of the beautiful.

Church is a gathering of those who have been redeemed by Jesus Christ.

Liar

The accusation of lying – what politics reveals about our need for truth

Politicians often accuse their opponents of lying. What does the effectiveness of this accusation show us about our need for truth?

Hope

No-one beyond hope

But Jesus is the wild card that makes everything possible. The point (or at least one point) of this story is that no-one is beyond hope. No-one should be written off as no longer able to be changed. No-one.

Listen While You Wait

This is a guest post by my daughter, Abby McIntyre, who is a recent graduate of Grand Canyon University. This post was originally published on the website for Living Streams Church where she works as a children’s ministry assistant. “As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of […]

The church is not the only army that shoots its wounded

I have heard it said that the church is the only army that shoots its wounded. After hearing all the fuss about Adrian Peterson these last few weeks, I now know that this statement is not true. It is not false because the church does not shoot her wounded. It is false because the church is not alone in this behavior.

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