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“A New Song for an Old World” (Final Excerpts)
More notes & excerpts from Calvin R. Stapert’s book, A New Song for an Old World. Previous excerpts: One •Two • Three• Four • Five • Six • Seven • Eight In our last post, we began reviewing Staperts assessments of three arguments that moderns use to deny that music may be pernicious. The first…
Read MoreThe Eclectic Web–2013/3/11
This week on the Eclectic Web, we’d like to draw your attention once again to the subject of alcohol. This is a theme we’ve addressed numerous times here on Proclaim & Defend (links below). Many Christians today seem to have no conscience whatever against the use of alcohol, a view that we oppose. Last week,…
Read More“A New Song for an Old World” (Notes & Excerpt 8)
More notes & excerpts from Calvin R. Stapert’s book, A New Song for an Old World. Previous excerpts: One • Two • Three• Four • Five • Six • Seven Stapert believes that modern-day Christians should follow the church fathers in rejecting pagan music: “In our sensation-hungry, pleasure-mad society, we should be no less courageous…
Read MoreNorth East Fellowship
April 30, 2013 Be On Guard! Pay close attention to your life and your teaching. 1 Timothy 4.16 Sessions: Guarding the Minister’s Devotional Life Pastor Steve Whitmore Hill Village Bible Church Hill, NH Guarding Doctrinal Integrity Dr. Kevin Hobi New Boston Baptist Church New Boston, NH Guarding the Minister’s Family Pastor Mike Jones Cornerstone Baptist…
Read More2013 Mid East Regional Fellowship
Keystone Baptist Church in Berryville, VA is hosting this meeting. Contact pastor Doug Wright for more information. Pastor Chuck Phelps will be the keynote speaker. Meeting schedule: Monday, 7:00 PM; Tuesday 9:00-12:00 and 7:00 PM.
Read MoreThe Eclectic Web–2013.3.1
Our current roster of stories: Lots of talk in some quarters about giving up denominational names on church signs (and its not just Baptists who are thinking about this). Efforts made to protect young girls from abortions Freedom of religion pressure in Canada The fruits of sin: Holland and the aftermath of liberalized prostitution and…
Read MoreNew Heart, New Spirit, New Song
Proclaim & Defend is pleased to announce the publication of a new book by Doug Bachorik. The book is available now from Xulon Press. Also available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and The Book Depository (free shipping world-wide). For a taste of the content, see this article, an excerpted chapter from the book: Music and…
Read More“A New Song for an Old World” (Notes & Excerpt 7)
More notes & excerpts from Calvin R. Stapert’s book, A New Song for an Old World. Previous excerpts: One • Two • Three • Four • Five • Six The church’s music was influenced by Jewish temple music. (Stapert, 152-153) “Jewish psalmody was word-oriented, a characteristic that set it apart from the music of the…
Read MoreThe Eclectic Web–Feb 21, 2013
This time The Eclectic Web offers links on a wide variety of stories: Church and the next generation Abuse charges from an unexpected source Interesting questions for Catholics The drama of log-splitting (from Norway)
Read MoreBJU To Host President of Hobby Lobby
February 25 – 7 p.m. BJU is pleased to announce that Steve Green, President of Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., will share the remarkable Hobby Lobby story on Monday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Founder’s Memorial Amphitorium (FMA) on the Bob Jones University campus. Members of the community are encouraged to join the university…
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