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[Editor's Note: The following appeared as the introduction for a manuscript in the 1999 Power lectures. The book was The Lord's Church: Past, Present, Future, and the chapter was "Innovations in Worship, Past, Present, and Future." Some ideas for it were suggested by Brad
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As a co-worker once observed: "Show me a man who can change water into wine, and I'll show you a man with a lot of friends." Of course, he was thinking that Jesus created alcoholic wine, just as country singers Thomas Rhett and Miranda Lambert
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THE DIVIDED METHODIST CHURCH This problem must be serious to be on the front page of the Sunday paper. The lead article for January 19, 2020 had something to do with lobbyists, but immediately underneath that, the picture of a man standing in front of a church door spreads across
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For those who are, perhaps, reading this publication for the first time, the goals and purpose for it are laid out on the front page. In these two inside pages are a sampling of various types of subjects that are dealt with from time to time. January 22 was the
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Happy new year! "We'll tak [sic] a cup o' kindness yet, for auld lang syne." The Christian Chronicle couldn't wait to get the year of 2020 off to a grand start by highlighting another issue on which they try not to take sides
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"So why should I spend $25 and read 535 pages about an Alabama preacher who died 45 years ago?" you might ask. One answer is that you don't have to be from Alabama to enjoy or understand this book. It may help, but it is not
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"IT'S THE LAST ARTICLE I'LL EVER WRITE ON THIS SUBJECT...." In 1972, a trio from Canada, Edward Bear, released a song which went to number one in Canada, number two in Australia, and number three here in the United States. It's a
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We thought it would be a good thing to inform all our readers what we teach in our work in India and espirit, but rather: we wish to inform all our readers what we teach in our work in India")
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The tactics of liberals never change. The following words are from Neil W. Anderson, which he published for an article, "A Strategy for Apostasy," in the Gospel Advocate (June, 2008)—more than ten years ago. He was explaining the means by which some congregations had incorporated instrumental music
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Our message to liberals today is: "Quit blaming Bible study and prayer for your decision to depart from the faith!" Ordinarily we encourage brethren to study the Word and to pray. The church has engaged profitably in these activities since the first century, and many problems have been
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Occasionally, man-made churches invent new policies or jettison old ones. Of course, the Bible has not changed since God had men record His knowledge, wisdom, and commandments. But men institute councils and synods and conventions which meet whenever a religious group decides. The following article, "Pope Francis Weighs