On beauty and worship

Posted on July 25, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 5 Comments

While I enjoyed touring the churches, my visits were a ed bag for me. For example, one of the disconcerting things that I encountered was a commemortive to Charles Darwin in Westminster Abbey. I hope that I will not offend anyone when I say this, but for me Westminster Abbey was museum than house of worship. I was awed by the rich history of England as I toured, but little about what I saw around me pointed me to worship of God

Division vs. Diversity in the Church

I’ve been thinking about my post of 5 days ago regarding division in the church and feel the need to clarify something. Unity in the church does not equate to uniformity. We should not all lo the same inside the church because the people in the culture around us are not all the same. Within the bounds of correct belief and practice is the opportunity for diversity.

What Matthew 6 teaches me about worry and ministry

Worry does not become a virtue just because the worry is over ministry responsibilities.

Just sayin’ . . .

Thoughts on death prompted by my dog

I understand that the dec and death of a dog is not a major event in the larger scheme of things. But, our 10 year old golden retriever is having health issues and it is difficult to watch. Compared to the loss of a spouse, parent, sibling or child, this is a very small hurt, but a real one none-the-less.