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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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Holly Ordway on obedience

Posted on September 1, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 3 Comments

“I learned that obedience also means trust that His will is best, whether I understand it or not, and that the One who had made Himself known to me will not ever forsake or betray me.”

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Simone Weil on Affliction

Posted on June 28, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 4 Comments

Simone Weil on Affliction

It is sometimes easy to deliver an unhappy man from his present distress, but it is difficult to set him free from his past affliction . . .

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The Winter of our Discontent – George MacDonald Quote

Posted on December 11, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

George MacDonald

While reading George MacDonald’s Adela Cathcart, I ran across this quote and thought I’d share it: “It is not the high summer alone that is God’s. The winter also is His. And into His winter He came to visit us. And all man’s winters are His – the winter of our poverty, the winter of […]

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CPR

Spiritual CPR – No Insurance Required

What is important is that I had it ALL. I had been a practicing Christian since my youth. My faith was growing. My relationship with God was solid. I had a great income. My children, though typical teenagers, were doing well. All the boxes were checked. Life was sweet UNTIL a mistake at work was made on my watch. The bottom fell out of my life. My heart figuratively stopped beating and God began to perform Spiritual CPR in order to save my life.

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New news, old news

Malcolm Muggeridge is attributed as saying, “new news is old news happening to new people.” Jeremiah warns us of repeating the errors of ancient Israel.

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Churches for Apologetics – Please sign the petition

The Christian Apologetics Alliance has produced a petition for those who are committed to defending faith in Jesus Christ. Follow the link to sign it.

Non conformity

Conformity versus unity in the church

I have observed that in some cases when a pastor or church leader speaks about unity that what they mean is conformity. There is a big difference. Unity is motivated from the inside out, conformity is enforced from the outside.

From God to Us

Book Review: From God to Us by Geisler and Nix

This post is a review of the book, From God to Us by Geisler and Nix. A work that should be on the shelves of any serious Bible student.

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