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A Service Of Lessons And Carols, The Ouachita Singers, The Women's Chorus, The Handbell Ringers, Adam Haas
A Service Of Lessons And Carols, The Ouachita Singers, The Women's Chorus, The Handbell Ringers, Adam Haas
Student Concert Performances, Programs, and Posters
This is the video and program for OBU's 20th annual A Service of Lessons and Carols, held on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall. The service featured nine scripture readings from the books of Genesis, Isaiah, Matthew, Luke and John. Each reading was followed by a carol that reflects Advent and Christmas themes.
Advent 2016: Isaiah 3: 8-15, "They Display Their Sins", S. Ray Granade
Advent 2016: Isaiah 3: 8-15, "They Display Their Sins", S. Ray Granade
Creative Works
Isaiah’s promise of judgment sounds perfect even at first reading. We nod our heads when we read that things will go badly for the wicked, who will get what they deserve. Child or adult, perhaps our most favorite human statement is “That’s not fair!” We assume the role of judge and jury, look at people and events in our world, and make our determinations. But the phrase as stated is incomplete. What we really mean is “Things aren’t going my way and I want them to and they should and it’s not fair when they don’t!” Our standard for judgment …