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Why Do We Sing Hymns?
Notes from our Organist and Choirmaster
The Christian hymn, as defined by The Hymn Society, is “a lyric poem, reverently and devotionally conceived, which is designed to be sung and which expresses the worshipper’s attitude toward God or God’s purposes in human life. It should be simple and metrical in form, genuine...
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The Bible in 90 Days
A Summary of a Great Experience
What a great experience! Our Deacon, The Rev. Dr. Mary Abrams, facilitated the reading of the Bible in 90 Days from July through September in 2018. Her helpful guidance, combined with the dedication and determination of the class, made a rewarding experience which continues to...
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Remembering the 12 Days of Christmas
The 12 Days Start on Christmas Day
I can’t think of a better day to post this blog than TODAY — Christmas Day. Today’s retail world has convinced us that Christmas ends on December 25 — today —and the commercialization of our culture has overpowered the Church traditions of Advent, Christmas, and the Epiphany. ...
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A Dream -- A Wild Dream
A Tongue in Cheek Recap of the Bible in 90 Days
I toss and turn. I think about these past Ninety Days. Am I asleep? What kind of dream is this? Is it because of the TB90D I took for many nights before? I begin to process: The Genesis of the Bible in 90 Days must have been developed by Job, for woe is me as I accepted this c...
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...And So I Wonder
Reflections on Reading the Bible
I have been reading the Bible every day for the past five weeks. Several themes have caused me to wonder. Why would this be something placed in the Bible? Is it possible that it is being repeated because I am not getting it? So I wonder..
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