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<\/iframe>\n<\/p><p>Bluegrass at <a href=\"http:\/\/crookedcreekbaptistchurch.blogspot.com\/2012\/11\/weapon-of-prayer_14.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Crooked Creek Baptist Church<\/a>. That\u2019s not our usual style. That\u2019s me on the guitar on the left \u2013 which is not my usual instrument.<\/p>\n<p>I have scoffed at claims that the election of Barack Obama\u00a0signaled\u00a0the approach of the apocalypse. I\u2019ve viewed similarly the doom and gloom predictions related to Disney buying LucasFilm and gearing up to make Star Wars Episode VII. But when my pastor proposed doing this song, which some might consider to be Country music, I must admit that I did wonder whether the end was nigh\u2026<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bluegrass at Crooked Creek Baptist Church. That\u2019s not our usual style. That\u2019s me on the guitar on the left \u2013 which is not my usual instrument. 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