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Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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A prayer for today

Posted on October 24, 2020 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Our faith is not in the church organization but in the Head of the church, Jesus Christ. He has remained faithful to us even when our faith has waivered.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: alive, joy, revival

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A lesson learned from angry atheists

A recent post for bravefaith.org got a response from several angry atheists. I share the lesson I learned from this exchange in this post.

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5 Marks of a grace based church

In responding to the question, “how can you identify a grace based church?” I came up with 5 identifying marks of such a church. See if you agree with these and add your own in the comments section.

Pharisee

Defeating my inner Pharisee

Why do the Gospel writers spend so much ink on the Pharisees? What is the lesson we gain from this?

Self-righteousness and fear

“When I feel self-righteous, it means I’m afraid. It’s a way to puff up and protect myself when I’m afraid of being wrong, making someone angry, or getting blamed.” Brené Brown in Daring Greatly Fear is a strong motivator. Unfortunately, it often motivates us to behavior that is either wrong or unhelpful. As I listened […]

Thinking out loud – The Church and Political Process

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 […]

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