I don't normally like this kind of thing, but...

What do you think?

It's moving, isn't it.

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Anonymous said…
what's strange thing...it's moving...exactly...
11:46 am
MartinY said…
Not being a preacher, on those occasions when I've read the Bible in public I've been at pains to inject into my reading the feeling that the writer put into the text. Thus I would say that such reciting as Ryan is doing here _should_ be with feeling. It certainly is moving, perhaps we should have more such public reciting. I wonder how the original recipients would have read it.
8:25 pm
Anonymous said…
Yes, interesting. I first came across dramatic recitiation of the Bible at the Keswick Convention. We have a gentleman at church who does something similar but not quite so loud. It does add to the understanding of the passage and I personally like it. Our friend recites from memory and that in itself is a feat.
I'm sure our God is pleased at any time when His Word is read in public and for it to be on the internet is truly good.
9:12 pm
Anonymous said…
My problem with this sort of thing is that I find the focus falls on the performer (Hasn't he got a good memory?...) rather than the word.
9:26 am
PGDH said…
Really cool. Max MacLean's recitations (e.g. Mark and Genesis) are pretty good too, although there is sometimes a thin line between a good dramatic reading and annoying.

As I know you know, in 1Tim 4:13 Paul instructions Timothy to "devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching". I think we need to give all three better attention!

I doubt Paul had in mind the ambiguous controlled monotone which seems to characterises much public reading of scripture.
5:55 pm
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