Church Culture
When a friend recently asked me how I choose songs for the Sunday worship service, she probably didn’t suspect the rabbit-hole awaiting her in my
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Music
Note: This blog post originally appeared at ChristineHand.com as part of an ongoing series of cover versions of influential songs and artists. See the original
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Modern Culture
Early this year, I had the most transcendent musical experience of my life. The magic moment came after a rehearsal for a concert of African-American
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Books
Summer reading is usually light and breezy. No one wants to think too deeply while lounging pool-side. But I have a few book recommendations that
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Church History
At my private Christian university, the big theological debate on campus was Calvinism versus Arminianism. (We can leave that super fun discussion for another day,
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Poetry
In honor of national poetry month, today I’ll be featuring three poems from Marjorie Maddox. Marjorie is an accomplished poet, author, and professor whose work
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Church Culture
Recently, Buzz Feed released a video in which non-Christians try to guess the meanings of a few common Evangelical Christian terms, such as “love offering”
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Books
Now the King’s cake has been eaten, the Mardis Gras beads have been discarded, and we’ve come to the season of dust and ashes. On
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Church Culture
A life-long Baptist, I’ve had to be self-taught in the traditional church calendar. The next important date on that calendar is “Epiphany,” so, from this liturgically-curious-evangelical
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Books
Last year, I posted this little piece on my Advent reading over at my blog, The Beautiful Extras. I’m reposting it this year, because I
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