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The Rev. John Gunn
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Evils That Threaten our Nation

The Rev. John Gunn (other)

In this episode of Be Still and Know, The Rev. John R. Gunn warns that America is in danger of experiencing the same fate as the city of Judah. Listen to this ancient prophet America. Wake up, and forsake evil ways. He writes, "We need to wake up to the evils, which today threaten the very life of our nation."

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The Rev. Dr. Steve A. Martin
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Singing the Lord's Song in a Strange Land

Psalm 137

Proper 15 - Year B

August 20, 2006

The Rev. Dr. Steve A. Martin (PCUSA)

Those who arranged the Bible into one volume did so in roughly chronological order, but that is not the order in which they were written, transferred from oral tradition to manuscript. Scholars can tell the difference in the age of text from the vocabulary in the same way we would know that the King James Version of the Bible represents an earlier century than the Revised Standard or the New Revised Standard Version. By such an analysis, we can make a strong case that the first books to be written down are the Psalms and the section called the wisdom literature - Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Job.

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