From dirges to “screamo” it seems that in our “tolerant” evangelical subculture nobody dares to call some “music” what it really is – Ugly. We have bought the lie that all beauty is in the eye of the beholder. On that basis, speaking of music, we accept any style of music as an equally legitimate [...]
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St. Augustine: Confessions, Book 10, CHAPTER 33 I used to be much more fascinated by the pleasures of sound than the pleasures of smell. I was enthralled by them, but you broke my bonds and set me free. I admit that I still find some enjoyment in the music of hymns, which are alive with [...]
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It could have been me. It could have been me hanging there! I don’t think I’ll ever be able to erase that image from my mind. There he hung, my friend, my friend of three years. We’d done everything together. I’d never seen a suicide before. What was I doing when I heard? Oh, yes, [...]
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Are you frustrated, fed-up, disappointed, and maybe even angry with your church? Unrealized expectations lead many of us to finally look somewhere else to find what we are looking for in a church. It is true that false teaching, unchallenged immorality, or even unethical/illegal actions may force us to leave a church but usually our [...]
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Some time ago a parishioner wrote asking if baptism is necessary for salvation. Publishing his letter and my response is an attempt at raising and clarifying the issues at stake. Your response would be helpful. Dear Pastor, I have been doing a Bible study on baptism. I, myself, have not been baptized as an adult [...]
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