The small group I co-lead is studying the basic beliefs and practices of the Christian life, and we’re currently looking at the doctirne of the Trinity. I’ve heard it argued that the Trinity is THE central doctrine of Christianity, setting us apart from all other religions and cults. I believe […]
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Be Thou My Vision
In honor of St. Patrick, here is another of my favorite hymns. When this post originally went out on Friday, I unintentionally plagiarized, because I neglected to include the source of the following description! The Cyber Hymnal is a searchable online database of thousands of hymns, with lyrics, MIDI files, […]
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More from blue sky nine in Egypt
blue sky nine’s 2nd and 3rd shows were in a former palace in Alexandria, which is now a center for the arts. The band’s drummer, Ryan Menzer, emailed the following about them: The first crowd was college students and the second was open to the community. We achieve a primary […]
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More From the Giants of Silence Mexico Tour
Giants of Silence guitarist Sam Leo wrote of their February 20 concert, “…we partnered with Teen Challenge – a Christian ministry/drug rehab center for teens. … A lot of the teenagers, and their family members, who were at the concert were either not Christians, or had recently become Christians as […]
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Brazil Update
It’s been a little over a year since I went to Brazil to help Janiê Sucupira train the 10 students on her 2007 music summer project. Janiê recently emailed me an update on the students we taught. Klecia (vocalist) joined full-time staff with Brazil Music + Mission in January 2008, […]
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