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  does culture want to be engaged
when asked to speak to a class about personal evangelism, i turned to the billboard hit list to see if i could find any cries for a savior there--or any clear signs that the world would prefer to worship idols. (faith; outreach) [lecture transcript, 2011]
 
     
  aradhna - amrit vani interview
aradhna is a musical group who uses bhajan-style music of Northern India as a form of worship which they have contextualized for delivery of the Christian message. (music; faith) [first published: critique magazine, 2008]
 
     
 

born 2 di - rap reformed
when a rapper takes his faith serious enough, he will pursue further study of the doctrines of that faith--that his rhymes might be honoring of and rooted in the truth. (music; faith) [first published: covenant magazine, 2009]

 
         
  world of music in your backyard
the library collection represented a wide array of geographical locales from Brazil to the Ivory Coast to the U.S to Spain to India to Japan to Eastern Europe and South America. (music) [first published: critique magazine, 2008]
 
         
  rap, reggae, ragas
to limit ourselves in the realm of worship music to a safe repertoire of familiar hymns and choruses is to restrict the access of Christian worshippers to the rich palettes of music which have emerged for the glory of serving God.  three musical forms seeking to expand the palette for worship will be the focus of this article. (music; faith) [first published: critique magazine, 2008]
 
         
  rap, reggae, ragas - a response
After publishing the article on rap, reggae and ragas I received a rather scathing reply from a church man. Here's my response. (music; faith) [first published: critique magazine, 2008]
 
         
 

music review of christafari's "gravity"
I think a big factor in the listenability palletability of this offering is that there are so many different styles of music represented on this collection, giving it the feel of a world music compilation over a unified Christafari front. (music; faith) [first published: cvea.info, 2007]

 
         
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