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Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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Thoughts on the Incarnation of Christ

Posted on June 1, 2015 Written by Mark McIntyre 3 Comments

Incarnation

That Jesus loved us enough to “tabernacle among us” (John 1:14) should blow our minds. That his did so for the purpose of dying to redeem us adds to the “amazingness” of the whole plan.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: amazing, Christ, incarnation, Worship

Confessions of a man-pleaser (idol worhipper)

Posted on August 8, 2014 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Golden Calf Idol

I could blame it on the church of my youth . . . or, I could just face the fact that I am an idolater at heart and have made an idol out of the approval of others.

Filed Under: Commentary Tagged With: idol, idolator, man-pleaser, Worship, worshipper

The balance between worship, service and fellowship

Posted on December 3, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Church Triangle

The Balance For a church to be healthy, each believer must have opportunity to participate in worship, service and fellowship. Some definitions are in order. First, when I refer to worship, I am speaking of the activities of the congregation when we come together on Sunday morning. We worship through singing and the teaching of […]

Filed Under: Church Leadership Tagged With: fellowship, Love, teaching, Worship

Why do we make church so complicated?

Posted on July 10, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 9 Comments

Complicated

Jesus tells us in Matthew 11:28-30 that his yoke is easy and his burden is light. Why then do we make church so complicated? We have programs and activities that would make the average cruise ship activities director envious. We have men’s groups, women’s groups, singles groups, youth groups, coffee shops, concerts, ministry days, outreach […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Church, complicated, fellowship, Worship

No Other Gods . . .

Posted on April 1, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 3 Comments

The drive to worship is deep in the heart of humanity. For evidence of this we need to look no further than any stadium in which an NFL game is being played. The energy behind the worship of the professional football team in the city near which I live is impressive. On game day during […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: atheism, Jesus, Worship

When art becomes idolatry

Posted on February 7, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 8 Comments

A visit to just about any of the churches in Rome will allow the visitor to see brilliant works of art. Much time and money has been invested in statuary, paintings, mosaics, and marble decor among other artistic delights. There are representations of Biblical scenes and people; there are also statues of former church leaders […]

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: Creativity, Worship

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Confessing the Faith

Van Dixhoorn on the Ministry of the Word

In studying for a class on the Westminster Confession of Faith, it was recommended to me that I get a copy of Chad Van Dixhoorn’s commentary on the confession, entitled Confessing the Faith. I began by reading the commentary on Chapter 14 of the confession (since this is the beginning of the session that we will […]

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.

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.

Question Mark

Discussion question – How do you avoid information overload?

With the amount of information available to us the potential for overload has increased dramatically. How do you deal with the volume and avoid overload?

Discrimination

Reaction to David A. Schwartz: Acceptable Discrimination?

Is the support of traditional marriage the same as supporting racial discrimination? How are we to respond to those who think so?

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