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\u201cOh, brother or sister, God calls us to worship, but in many instances we are in entertainment, just running a poor second to the theaters. That is where we are, even in the evangelical churches, and I don\u2019t mind telling you that most of the people we say we are trying to reach will never come to a church to see a lot of amateur actors putting on a home talent show.\u201d<\/p>\n

– A. W. Tozer, Whatever Happened to Worship<\/em><\/p>\n

(HT: Chris Mathews)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  \u201cOh, brother or sister, God calls us to worship, but in many instances we are in entertainment, just running a poor second to the theaters. That is where we are, even in the evangelical churches, and I don\u2019t mind telling you that most of the people we say we are trying to reach will …<\/p>\n

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