Is the LORD as delighted with burnt offerings and sacrifices as he would be with your obedience? To follow instructions is better than to sacrifice. To obey is better than sacrificing the fat of rams. (1 Samuel 15:22) Management gurus frequently cite the work of Sun Tzu, the Chinese author most famous for his book …
Oasis: Smile for the Sun and Promised Land
Oasis was the touring group for Youth for Christ. As a result of that, their line-up was subject to frequent change, but in the course of that change they put out some pretty interesting music. The best known member of the group was the Scottish vocalist (and later co-hostess of the 700 Club) Shelia Walsh, …
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Why is the Church of God Absent from the Chaplains Endorsers' Letter re Same Sex Civil Marriage?
Recently twenty-one religious organisations sent a letter to the three Chiefs of Chaplains voicing their concerns about the impact of the repeal of "don't ask/don't tell" (DADT) relative to homosexuals in the military, and specifically with chaplains being required to perform same sex civil marriages. Some of the letter is as follows: Thank you for …
Unveiling Grace: Getting Past the LDS Church
This video documents several Mormons who found a new life beyond what they had in the LDS church. It's about an hour, but worth every minute. http://blip.tv/play/hY00gqjkRQI HT to Stand Firm in Faith.
The McPherson-Bogard Debate
One feature of Christian life that has either disappeared or morphed (depending upon how you look at it) is the debate. It wasn't that long ago (50-100 years) that debates were fairly common between proponents of different types of Christianity (and sometimes they'd get someone from the outside to really make things interesting.) From an …
Month of Sundays: Mercy
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall find mercy. (Matthew 5:7) It was an especially difficult Analytic Geometry problem. I knew what I was doing wasn’t going to pan out. But my professor was an ex-seminarian; perhaps there was another way to rescue this situation. So I took the verse at the top, found it …
Achor: A Door of Hope, The Wine of Lebanon, and End of My Day
Achor was a church-based group from London. They produced (AFAIK) three albums, all of which are available on this page. A Door Of Hope (Dove 18, 1975) The first of the albums, a very folksy production more in line with the Fisherfolk/Word of God axis. Part of that includes singing in the Spirit, which one …
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Why I Think Jim Wallis Pulled the Plug on the Believe Out Loud Campaign
The "religious left" is abuzz--and of course aTwitter--re Jim Wallis and Sojourners' decision not to support the recent Believe Out Loud (an LGBT group) ad campaign this past Mother's Day. This has produced the predictable horror in places such as The Lead and some glee on the right. Back when I reviewed Wallis' book The …
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The Lightbearers with Esther Tims, and The Lightbearers: Going Dutch
Polder meets polyester suits as this Dutch group takes on many American Gospel favourites, along with some more "contemporary" fare. And they do pretty well at it, too. One of the few "continental" groups that UK label Dove/Musical Gospel Outreach featured in their line-up. The Lightbearers with Esther Tims (Dove 14, 1974) The group's own …
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Month of Sundays: Light
The ground of his condemnation is this, that though the Light has come into the world, men preferred the darkness to the Light, because their actions were wicked. For he who lives an evil life hates the light, and will not come to it, for fear that his actions should be exposed; But he who …
Positive Infinity 