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Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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On the need for a prophetic voice

Posted on June 29, 2017 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Prophetic Voice

The bottom line is that I need a prophetic voice in my life. So, I guess I’m OK with my pastor making me feel uncomfortable. Perhaps in this I am in a minority.

Filed Under: Commentary Tagged With: pastor, prophetic, Scripture, voice

On holy heartburn

Posted on December 9, 2016 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

A peron reading the Bible

We should be reading with expectation of learning how our involvement in the story will change us. We should be reading with expectation of learning the extent of God’s love for us. We should be reading with the expectation of getting a glimpse of what we will become when God finishes his work in us.

We should be reading with expectation of holy heartburn.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Bible, heartburn, Scripture

The authority that God has given

Posted on October 23, 2016 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Question 2

Question 2 of the Westminster Shorter Catechism asks, “What authority from God directs us how to glorify and enjoy Him?”

Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: authority, Bible, glorify, Scripture

A longing for justice

Posted on April 9, 2016 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Justice

This verse in Isaiah encourages me that at some point justice will be established. We will no longer experience terrorism, disease, or government corruption. We have a hope that rises higher than any flood of bad news that comes our way.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Isaiah, justice, longing, prayer, Scripture

Quantity versus Quality

Posted on February 20, 2016 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Scrabble word Quality

My guess is that most Christians would agree that reading Scripture is a good thing. The fact that the Bible is a perennial best seller lends credence to this.

But what is the best way to read it? Should I keep to a reading schedule or take a little bit at a time. Do I want to focus on the quantity or the quality of my reading?

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: quality, quantity, Scripture

A great reminder about Bible reading

Posted on January 21, 2016 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Bible Reading

If I approach the text with humility and self-denial the result will be much different than if I approach it with a sense of superiority and judgment.

Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Bible, reading, Scripture

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Clueless

They’re still clueless

It turns out that those popular kids in High School really were as clueless as me; they were just better at hiding it. Now the popular kids are elected officials and still clueless. I came upon this thought as I wondered why the decisions made by our government representatives seem to be getting less rational. […]

No Running

No Running

The command, “no running” can be inferred from the places where we are told to stand firm. Our job is to stand in spite of difficulties and fear.

Bible App Project

The Bible App Project

There are plenty of Bible apps already out there, and some very cool ones I might add. However we’re going to provide something a little different and provide a different spin on them. Among the different types of apps we’ll have are prayer tools and games. We feel like the mobile app community is lacking some powerful religious apps. The mobile world is growing larger each day and we don’t want religion to get left out!

Sinai Wilderness

When God makes you wait in the wilderness. . .

Caleb had to wait 45 years in the wilderness before he would gain the inheritance promised to him. The delay was caused by others’ sin and not his own. He could have spent the time in bitterness and complaint, but it appears that he did not. How?

Leanness in their soul

The phrase “leanness into their soul” stood out to me because it seems an appropriate description of the society I see around me. In America, we have more prosperity and less leisure time with which to enjoy it. We have more channels with less worth watching. We have more methods of communication and seemingly less to say.

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