Why is it that some within our fellowship claim a "good" Christian (especially ministers) would only have books on their shelves written by church of Christ authors when the vast majority of our hymns (probably at least 95%) were written by folks outside of our fellowship?
Is there a place in the modern church for hymn writers?
If God did raise up a number of hymn writers in the modern-day church, would we sing their hymns or dismiss their hymns because they are "new?"
I have been highly impressed, enouraged and convicted by the writing of Larry James. James is the CEO and President of Central Dallas Ministries, an outreach with the poor of inner-city Dallas in mind. His words are penetrating. His entry yesterday touched on the prayer of Agur found in Proverbs 30.
Agur's prayer, in stark contrast to the prayer of Jabez, doesn't plead for the expansion of any boundaries in life. Agur prays for simplicity - "Lord, give me neither riches nor poverty my daily bread.".
Would the face of Christianity look different today had the prayer of Agur been a best-seller rather than the prayer of Jabez?
