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“Melt Down”: A Song About Gun Violence

Music and Lyrics by Lee Catoe, Managing Editor of Unbound Gold should melt in a fireLiquid beauty to make whateverNecklace on your neck or rings on your hand But Gold becomes an Idol Shines too bright and rivalsthe light of … Continue reading

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Woodstock at 50: (A Chord) Deeper than Nostalgia

I drove to Woodstock with five friends: 2 from work, 3 from church.  We got to Woodstock mid-afternoon on Friday, the fences were down, it was already a free concert. The size of the crowd shocked us, and it would … Continue reading

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Call to Confession: Week 3

Call to Confession: Race, White Privilege, and the Church Week 3 The Time Was Yesterday, Rev. Larissa Kwong Abazia White privilege means waking up in the morning with the ability to decide whether or not racism will be a part of … Continue reading

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The Privilege of Only Singing ‘Our’ Song

It is most unlikely that Reginald Heber, vicar of the village church of Hodnet, meant to be hostile to or dismissive of the peoples of the world when he penned a hymn urging the church to its missionary task. Heber … Continue reading

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