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Please forgive us southeast Asia, for we know not what we do.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7UBQaLyKEow<\/a>\n<\/p>

**Please note, this is not<\/strong><\/em> a criticism of Chris Tomlin or his music. His worship songs have become the modern hymns of the church and he seems like a really great guy. Just not sure that the choreographed light show which is often\u00a0so much\u00a0a part of \u00a0American contemporary worship is something we want to send overseas or even promote here for that matter.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"