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“A New Song for an Old World” (Excerpt 6)
More excerpts from Calvin R. Stapert’s book, A New Song for an Old World. Previous excerpts: One • Two • Three • Four • Five The purpose of this series is to open our eyes to the similarity between conservative or fundamentalist views of modern music debates and the views of ancient church leaders. The…
Read MoreThe New FBFI Website
Today we want to call your attention to the recently renovated website of the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International. Our site, Proclaim & Defend is the blog voice of the FBFI and we are happy to announce that the organizational site has been completely overhauled and has a fresh new look. You will find information about…
Read More“A New Song for an Old World” (Excerpt 5)
More excerpts from Calvin R. Stapert’s book, A New Song for an Old World. Previous excerpts: One • Two • Three • Four “As I have observed above, the wedding festivities of Christians in Antioch were often more pagan than Christian. Christians were reluctant to abandon objectionable pagan customs at their weddings. These customs included…
Read MoreThe Eclectic Web–2013/2/11
The links are piling up in the inbox – time to offer once again some interesting and even intriguing links found in our mad scramble around the World Wide Web. I hope you browse through them, some of them are really worth your attention. (You’ll have to be the judge of which ones!)
Read More“A New Song for an Old World” (excerpt 4)
More excerpts from Calvin R. Stapert’s book, A New Song for an Old World. Previous excerpts: One • Two • Three “The church fathers recognized music’s power to calm the passions (negative sense). But Evagrius meant something more profound than what ‘easy-listening’ or dentist-office music calls to mind when he said, ‘Psalmody lays the passions…
Read MoreThe Eclectic Web–2013/1/30
A few stories from around the web that might be of interest: Re: Louis Giglio With Ousting Of Pastor, Media Engage In Anti-Christian Witch Hunt “I’m not complaining about this depressing turn of events. But something seismic happened at the beginning of this week: as a country and culture we’ve crossed a Rubicon. “And that’s…
Read More“A New Song for an Old World” (excerpt 3)
This week we offer a bit more of Calvin R. Stapert in his book, A New Song for an Old World. Previous excerpts can be found here and here. “Several themes that we have heard somewhat faintly in the second and third centuries become very strong in the fourth. Two of these will be prominent…
Read MoreMore from “A New Song for an Old World”
Last week we offered some comments from Clement of Alexandria on music, as quoted by Calvin R. Stapert in A New Song for an Old World. For your Monday morning, we offer a bit more of Stapert, addressing the modern music wars with thoughts from the ancient world.
Read MoreThe Eclectic Web–2013.01.17
Eclectic: “composed of elements drawn from various sources” (M-W Thesaurus). The Eclectic Web is the fruit of your editor’s wanderings around the web and is offered as a matter of possible interest to others. Persecution: Islamic extremism dominates persecution list “Eight of the top 10 persecutors of Christians — and 24 of the top 30…
Read More2013 Northwest Regional Fellowship
March 11-13, 2013 Northwest Regional Fellowship First Baptist Church 511 State Street Sedro Woolley, WA 98284 360.855-1100 Host pastor: Richard Coursen Keynote Speaker: Pastor Mike Harding First Baptist Church of Troy Troy, Michigan Meetings begin with the evening meal, Monday, March 11. Contact the host church to register for the meal.
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