Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs

What sort of songs should we be singing in worship? This debate has been going on for some time. I have known people who think this or that type of music should be sung and another that or this type. I have known people who refused to go to services because they played contemporary music. …

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Hymns: “Be Thou My Vision”

  "Be Thou My Vision" is a well-known and well-loved hymn. Though it was originally written over 1400 years ago, it was not translated from its Old Irish text until the early 1900's. The hymn is attributed to a monk nicknamed Dallán Forgaill; the first name meant "blind one," though he supposedly regained his sight. …

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Who Invented Science?

There are many who would say that, as Christians, we cannot be on the side of science. While this statement is wholly false, it is also ignorant. It is ignorant not only because it is spoken without an understanding of what Christianity is or what we as Christians believe in, but also because it lacks …

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