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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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When the heavens are silent

Posted on October 15, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Stormy Heavens

Sometimes it seems that our prayers bounce off the ceiling. How should we respond when Heaven is silent? Some thoughts on why God might not answer.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: prayer, reward, silent, vending machine

A lesson learned from a genealogy

Posted on October 5, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Genalogy Tree

When reading Matthew 1, it is tempting to skip over the list of names in the genealogy. A lesson was learned as I recently read this chapter.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Choice, disobedience, genealogy, obedience, reward

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Dead end sign

Even in our bad choices

But what about the choices we make for ourselves? Does it not stand to reason that God also knows about them and has considered them in his plan? Of course it does.

Rest Area

The way to find rest

Jesus offers to provide rest to all who come to him. This post provides a brief look at Jesus’ offer of rest as recorded in Matthew 11:28.

Heart

The Goal of Christian Teaching – Love From a Pure Heart

Confused About the Goal In Matthew 22:37-39 and Mark 12:29-31, Jesus tells us that the two great commands are to love God with our entire being and love our neighbors. The concept is simple but the execution is difficult. Only two commands and if we’re honest, we admit that we cannot keep either one of […]

Bock on Sainthood

“This sainthood is one of the great benefits of being a recipient of God’s grace. It also reflects a responsibility to act like one who has received this calling.” Darrell Bock I copied this quote down, but unfortunately, I didn’t note in which book I found it. But this is a good reminder that our […]

Enough is enough

So far and no farther

It is as if God is saying to Babylon, “I will let you go so far and no farther.” Isaiah tells Babylon that they may think that they have the power to do whatever they please, but they do not.

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