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Guitar church - It all began just three years ago. ‘Guitar Church’ started in a church in Red Deer, Alberta, as a guitar club for teens …
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This world needs Red Letter Christians - Today, there is a movement of Christians who seek to follow in the foot-steps of the early church.
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Church had undeniable influence on rock pioneers
“The blues had a baby and they named it rock ‘n’ roll.”
That lyric, from a latter-day Muddy Waters song, is pretty much received wisdom when it comes to understanding the music’s roots. Yet just as essential to the fledgling form was the role of gospel music.
Previously:
• Rock ‘n’ roll can still be liberating
• An insider’s view of the Fab Four – and much more
• Looking back at Los Angeles’ legendary 1960s Sunset Strip
• Woodstock legacy remains contentious

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Eric Bays: Indian Residential Schools - Another Picture (Baico, 2009) In recent years the Canadian public has heard much about the negative impact of Indian Residential Schools on the aboriginal peoples of this land. While acknowledging that some students were harmed by the schools, this book shows these institutions also had a positive side. Eric Bays was Bishop of the Diocese of Qu'Appelle in southern Saskatchewan before he retired.
Previously:
• Joe Boot: Searching for Truth (Crossway, 2002)
• John Perry: Catholics and Slavery: A Compromising History (Novalis, 2008)
• Sigmund Brouwer: Broken Angel (Waterbrook, 2008)

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