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Michael W. Smith and Steven Curtis Chapman ‘United’
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Douglas Howe
From the honesty and transparency of discussing his daughter’s death to the energy and passion of their greatest songs to the warmth and joy in a loyal audience, Steven Curtis Chapman’s pairing with Michael W. Smith on their current tour is a night of inspiration, unity and family. I’ve met both of the guys before…
Psalm Pilot?: Gospelr Spreads the Word One Microblog at a Time
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Ellen Leventry
Just the other day I wrote about the hot trend of kosher cellphones in the ultra-Orthodox communities of Israel, asking if keeping users from potentially questionable secular cellphone technology, such as texting and internet access, was the best way to maintain a person’s faith. Wouldn’t allowing a potential peek at temptation and the resistance to…
Kosher Calling?
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Ellen Leventry
It’s the new calling plan sweeping the ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities, or Haredi, in Jerusalem–the kosher cellphone number. BBC News reports that the latest means “religious adaptation to modern technology” for those of the strictly adherent group, involves cellphones that “cannot send or receive text messages, browse the internet or take photos–all activities that could potentially…
Where’s the Faith?
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Douglas Howe
During these troubled times, with prime-time TV dominated by news channels, I wish there would be more mention of our nation’s history of turning to God in times of trouble. I’ve scanned The History Channel, PBS, CNN, FoxNews, CNBC…and I can’t find anyone posing the questions or providing the answers or at least guiding the…
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