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The Curious Case of the Unnamed Prophet

By Michael McKinley | 5.9.2012

There's an amazing story recorded for us in I Kings 13. If you remember the context, Jeroboam has built an altar in Bethel to compete with the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem. Then suddenly, an unnamed prophet let loose a blast against the altar:

Consistent Complementarianism

By Michael McKinley | 4.25.2012

I meet more and more young men who are excited about the concept of male leadership in the home. As far as it goes, I think that’s a good thing.

But I also see a lot of men who assert their headship in their home, but who do not take a consistent approach to the authorities set over them by God (or God himself). A few examples:   

Is Anybody Out There?

By Michael McKinley | 4.16.2012

If you benefitted from the 9Marks audio interview with Mez McConnell (here), you may be interested to know that Mez's story has been published as a book titled Is Anybody Out There? I highly recommend it.

My Highlights from T4G

By Michael McKinley | 4.14.2012

T4G was amazing. I don’t know anyone who was there who wasn’t deeply encouraged. It’s hard to pull out highlights of what seemed like 3 days full of highlights, but a few things special delights:

·      The singing.Yikes. The voices, the words… it was like heaven. I know that’s cliché, but we have clichés for just such a purpose.

The Omnipotence of His Silence

By Michael McKinley | 4.6.2012

 

Christ in his passion was mocked on several occasions and each time the mockery occupied a unique place in his experience. First he was mocked by Israel, next he was mocked by the pagan world, then by a descendant of Edom, a false brother, and finally by all these together. He was mocked by the Sanhedrin, by Pilate’s soldiers, by Herod and then by them all as they stood before the cross….

The Gospel of Barabbas

By Michael McKinley | 3.26.2012

We don’t think about Barabbas a lot, though he comes up more often at this time of year as churches turn their attention to the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus. 

Here’s are the two things we know about him:

·      His name: It means “son of the father”. Some textual variants of Matthew 27:15-18 give his name as “Jesus Barabbas”.

When in Any Church Savagery Erupts

By Michael McKinley | 3.21.2012

From Ray Ortlund's talk at the 2011 Gospel Coalition Conference (which is well worth reading in its entireity):

The Bane of the Small Medium-Sized Church

By Michael McKinley | 3.16.2012

Our church is not big (speaking in terms of attendance and membership). I’d say that it’s small for a medium-sized church. But it’s growing, and attendance is certainly up from the 10 people who were here when I became the pastor. And what I’ve experienced is that as the church grows, more and more people find that it’s difficult to build relationships and get to know people in the congregation.