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Volume 25 Number 7 July 2023

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Most churches get various phone calls through the course of a day. Throughout my time as a preacher, I’ve received numerous calls on a variety of subjects. I must say, however, occasionally I get a call I had never considered before. This happened this past week. An anonymous caller was wanting to know if we had singing. I responded yes, but she again asked if we sang in the service, and I asked if she was speaking of our assembling together. She again responded yes, and I responded we do indeed sing, as God wants us to do so in worshipping Him. She sighed, thanked me, and hung up. I didn’t get the chance to talk to her further about this question, but it dawned on me she had reference to our assembling this particular Sunday on Easter. It then started to make sense. Many people feel the need to “go to church” on Easter Sunday, as that seems to be the time the world considers such is required, or what one should do, annually anyway. However, in a world of COVID, she had decided it was dangerous to attend where people sang, as she feared getting the virus if she was in the presence of people singing. So, she was determined to find a church that wouldn’t sing, so her conscience could be appeased. How tragic it is that Satan has so deceived people that their fears and desires compel them to dictate to God how He should be