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Question: [Citing Acts 5:42 - NIV,] Rick Warren hypes different “venues” for different styles of worship and music in his church in order to...accommodate people with differing tastes....Is he reaching a bit here?

January 1, 2005

Question : Rick Warren hypes different “venues” for different styles of worship and music in his church in order to reach and accommodate people with differing tastes. He claims to take this from the NIV translation of Acts:5:42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not...Read more

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Question: [Citing Acts 5:42 - NIV,] Rick Warren hypes different “venues” for different styles of worship and music in his church in order to...accommodate people with differing tastes....Is he reaching a bit here?

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