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Verse of the Day: ‘The noise of your songs’
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jmcgee
I hate, I despise your festivals, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies…. Take away from me the noise of your songs; I will not listen to the melody of your harps. But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. – Amos 5:21-24 + Sign up to receive…
Voice of the Day: Stanley Hauerwas on Worship
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jmcgee
One reason why we Christians argue so much about which hymn to sing, which liturgy to follow, which way to worship is that the commandments teach us to believe that bad liturgy eventually leads to bad ethics. You begin by singing some sappy, sentimental hymn, then you pray some pointless prayer, and the next thing…
Jeff Carr: An Open Letter to James Dobson
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jmcgee
Dear Dr. Dobson, I’ve wanted to write you a letter for a long, long time, but until now, it just hasn’t seemed like the right time. I waited all last week to hear what you would have to say about the scandal surrounding Rep. Mark Foley (R-Florida); the revelation that he was having sexually explicit…
Verse of the Day: A Warning to Oppressors
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jmcgee
Hear this word, you cows of Bashan who are on Mount Samaria,who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to their husbands, ‘Bring something to drink!’<!– 2 –>The Lord God has sworn by his holiness: The time is surely coming upon you,when they shall take you away with hooks, even the last of…
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