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Roundup: Jazz Advent medley, whitewashed Jesuses spark lawsuit, Christ as Shanti Data, Kitschmas gift ideas, and a South Park ditty

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Victoria Emily Jones

Jazz Advent medley: The video below is taken from a 2012 Advent service at Citylife Presbyterian Church in Boston. It features a jazz arrangement of “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” by Sam JC Lee (he’s the one on the double … Continue reading →

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In Song and Picture: Lightness of Being

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Victoria Emily Jones

Listen: “I Lay My Sins on Jesus.” Words by Horatius Bonar, 1843. Music by Justin Ruddy, 2010. Performed by Castle Island Hymns (featuring Kevin Burtram), 2010.   Look: ____________ The hymn “I Lay My Sins on Jesus” by Horatius Bonar … Continue reading →

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