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Unbelief and its consequences

Posted on March 27, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 4 Comments

In Numbers 20, we have a story of how Moses was denied access to the promised land because he acted in unbelief. What can we learn from this story?

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Belief, consequences, Culture, Moses, rock, unbelief

Water, chisel or dynamite? Choosing the right tool to drive change

Posted on February 24, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

For effective change to take place in an organization, the leader must understand the needs of the organization and select the proper tool to drive that change. The analogy of using water, a chisel or dynamite to change rock provides some insight as to the proper speed and amount of change that is needed.

Filed Under: Church Leadership Tagged With: Business, God, leadership, rock, water

When Church Becomes a Battle Ground – James 4:1-3

Posted on November 8, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Put two humans together and there is bound to be conflict. As a result of the Fall, conflict is in our DNA. If you put a whole bunch of humans together in a local church the potential for conflict greatly increases. If the conflict escalates, the church can experience an internal battle that should not […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Church, Conflict, James, rock

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Value vs. Talent

Jesus told the story of a man who went away and gave three servants money to work with while he was gone (Matt. 25: 14-30). The idea is that each servant differed in his ability to handle the money so they each got a different amount to work with. But, they were all required to […]

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Observations on Fantasy Literature

The intent of this post is not to debate the merits and demerits of the Harry Potter books and movies, it is to make some observations about fantasy literature in general.

Church

What I look for in a church

As a result of the decision to leave my previous church, I determined that there are 6 things that are critical for the health of the church. They can be found in the original article which was published at Till He Comes, the blog of Jeremy Myers.

From a long way off

While driving (I get to do a lot of driving) I recently listened to a sermon by Alistair Begg concerning the Prodigal Son as recorded in Luke 15. This prompted some thoughts so I stopped to record them. The thoughts have to do with the reaction of the father toward the ssonb

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Miles Stanford on Christian maturity

Miles Stanford quote concerning Christian maturity. Maturity comes through the work of the Cross.

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