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Augustinian Soul Music!

September 3, 2014 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

Funny things happen in the world of the internet. August 28th was the feast day of St. Augustine, so I sent out last year’s post on the influential theologian via Facebook and Twitter. For whatever reason it got far more attention than when I first posted it. Recycling can be fun. The best thing, though, […]

Filed Under: Music, Reviews, Saints Tagged With: Augustine of Hippo, Confessions, Sam Rocha, Soul Music, St. Augustine

Tidings of Comfort and …

January 10, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen 3 Comments

The Christmas Carol ends that phrase with “Joy”. The Heidelberg Catechism appears to end it with “Misery”!  Or does it? I’ve been spending a lot of time in this text in recent years — the Heidelberg Catechism is a 16th century summary of the Christian faith, and the most widely used Reformed theological standard worldwide. […]

Filed Under: Heidelberg Catechism, Theology Tagged With: Catechism, Christian Education, Comfort, Confessions, Heidelberg, Jesus Christ, Misery

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