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  • March 31, 2015

    Worship Math: Healthy Practices Add Up

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    3 minute prelude.  

    +4 minutes for announcements and call to worship.  

    +6 minute section of confession and assurance.   

    +6 songs in the service x 2 minutes each = 12 minutes.  

    +24 minute sermon.  

    +7 minute morning prayer.  

    +8 minutes for deacons announcement, prayer and collection

    +15 minutes Lord’s Supper

    +10 minutes Baptism 

    ______

    ≠ 60-75 minutes for worship

  • March 20, 2015

    SELMA: Reflection from a Pakistani Pastor

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    Who is Selma? That was my first reaction after hearing about the movie Selma without knowing that it is the name of city in the USA. In Pakistan Selma (Salma) is a popular name of girls. Salma Hayek is a famous movie actress in Hollywood and there was another actress Salma Agha in Pakistan as well. Bollywood films (Indian film industry fashioned after Hollywood) produced songs that use this name in their lyrics.