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    all you who honor God;
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Psalm 66:15 (Common English Bible)
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Solomon Says: Bless America

6/1/2024

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Irving Berlin, composer of a beloved American patriotic hymn.

In the same week our nation honored fallen military personnel who sacrificed their lives to protect liberties such as freedom of religion, speech and the remaining Bill of Rights, a court decision in New York sparked cries that “this is a bad day for America.”

We agree, these are bad days for America, but not because of that verdict. Responses to the verdict across the nation further illustrated divisions in the U.S. that seem to grow wider daily, regardless of topic. Politics is least among them.

As we rehearse the songs and Scripture content of our newest show, “Freedom Suite: Juneteenth, July Fourth, The Gospel,” we’re affected by the parallels between “bad days” in American history and those of the Israelites and Judeans recorded in the Old Testament books Kings and Chronicles.


Amid headlines of court cases, violence, tornadic weather, wars and rumors of wars, we often hear, read or cry out, “God, Bless America.”  Before this was a jingoist slogan, the phrase was a beloved song, written by Irving Berlin, an immigrant, a Jewish composer born in Russia, whose surname translates to the name of Germany’s capital.


This parallel is among the ironies we highlight in “Freedom Suite.”

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Seeking Women Who Are Wise

3/2/2023

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Photo by Rosie Sun on Unsplash
By Michael Edgar Myers
Founding Artistic Director
​Among the many ironies of Christian faith and Biblical study is the volume of attention given to what Christians are against and the number of Scripture verses that prohibit behaviors. A high percentage of these negative viewpoints are among Christian church leaders, traditionally and currently. This negativity creates two consequences that  undermine the true essence of the religion of Jesus.
  1. 1. Infighting makes Christianity -- and thus, Jesus Himself -- unattractive to followers and those seek what He offers. “Church hurts” or “church splits” cause people to leave a congregation, or the Christian faith entirely. Accordingly, infighting is among factors contributing to the "Exgelical Movement," the abandonment of Christianity by those who were active in the faith through their teens shortly after leaving high school.

  2. 2. Misapplying Scriptures to individuals or circumstances for whom the passages were not originally intended, potentially prevent the purpose of Christ’s ministry to be understood and shared.  That purpose is the love of God – the unconditional love; the tough love.
The saddest effect of those consequences – by Christians -- is that they impede progress of Jesus’ mandate to make disciples of all nations, and teach them what He has commanded.  
 Where this impact is most notable in the U.S. is among youth, people of color, and women.

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    ​Many are reprints from our newsletter, The KIT 'n' Kaboodle, or Facebook notes over time.

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