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Radical Music for Radical Times

March 25, 2013

Radical Music for Radical Times: Has Christian Music Gone Too Far? [Excerpts] Christian music today is not the same as a generation ago, with some easily crossing over to the secular realm and even heard in the clubs. Has Christian music gone too far or is it just meeting the...Read more

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Question: [Citing Acts 5:42 - NIV,] Rick Warren hypes different “venues” for different styles of worship and music in his church in order to...accommodate people with differing tastes....Is he reaching a bit here?

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