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Because You Prayed . . .
Posted from Alliance News & Stories 138 days ago
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The following is an adapted excerpt by Mark Edwards, serving in Taiwan In response to prayer requests written as far back as January 2009, many of you prayed for the proprietors of a local eatery in Four Lakes—Mr. and Mrs. Tsai—along with his mother and the couple’s three boys. A little over a... (original story)
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Recordings: Instrumental Hymns
Posted from Immoderate 138 days ago
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This post was originally written for religiousaffections.org. This is a brief series recommending good, conservative sacred music recordings. I began the series with several introductory remarks and a list of good albums of choral hymns and anthems. Last week I suggested several albums of Psalms s... (original story)
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George Wither’s Rocking Hymn
Posted from Immoderate 138 days ago
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The lullaby is by George Wither (1588-1667). Ralph Vaughan Williams composed the splendidly fitting music (do hear the ‘rocking’?). The original poem has at least 11 verses, and the three verses sung in the video are below. More are available here. (Harry Christopher and the Sixteen sin... (original story)
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Help and Hope for Tsunami Survivors
Posted from Alliance News & Stories 138 days ago
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The Alliance is starting a ministry center in Ishinomaki, Japan—one of the hardest-hit areas by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami—where more than 3,000 lives were lost. Some people, even after hearing the tsunami sirens, went home to retrieve personal belongings, only to be washed out to sea... (original story)
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Preorder Four Views on the Spectrum of Evangelicalism
Posted from Immoderate 138 days ago
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You can now preorder at Amazon Four Views on the Spectrum of Evangelicalism, set to be released in less than three weeks. Edited by Andy Naselli and Collin Hansen, Four Views on the Spectrum of Evangelicalism presents four different takes on biblically and historically faithful evangelicalism. Roge... (original story)
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Augustine as pastor
Posted from Immoderate 138 days ago
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Image via Wikipedia Agostino Trape writes of the character of Augustine of Hippo in The Golden Age of Latin Patristic Literature: From the Council of Nicea to the Council of Chalcedon (vol. 4 of Patrology; ed. Placid Solari; Westminster, Md.: Christian Classics, 1991). While it might border on ... (original story)
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Lessons in Humility
Posted from Alliance News & Stories 138 days ago
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By Dave Bill, serving in the Republic of the Congo Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: . . . the new is here! (2 Corinthians 5:17) Marivia, 18, is a baby. That is, he’s a brand new Jesus follower. He’s also our neighbor here in Ollombo, Congo, whom we’ve been privileg... (original story)
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Heart-Healthy Prison Outreach
Posted from Alliance News & Stories 138 days ago
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By Jeremy Bergevin, serving in Mongolia Jeremy and his family live in the town of Darhan, northwest of Mongolia’s capital city, Ulaanbaatar; the following is an adapted excerpt from Jeremy’s blog. Recently, I went to the Darhan prison with a team from the Alliance Compassion and Mercy Assoc... (original story)
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Athanasius on singing the Psalms
Posted from Immoderate 138 days ago
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Image via Wikipedia Athanasius of Alexandria, writing Marcellinus,* a deacon in his church, explains how suitable the psalms are for the different states of the soul: If the point needs to be put more forcefully, let us say that the entire Holy Scripture is a teacher of virtues and of the truths o... (original story)
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Helping the Hurting in Tsunami-Ravaged Japan
Posted from Alliance News & Stories 138 days ago
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The following is an adapted excerpt from reports by Jill and Alan Kropp, who are partnering with Jane and Harry Landaw in reaching out to Japanese impacted by the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear reactor leak. We have great news! Last month we asked you to pray that God would provide us w... (original story)
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