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To my good fortune I still have a treasured copy of R. E. Winsett’s 1931 edition “Latter Rain Revival” hymnbook, the one my maternal grandparents used in our small church on the corner of Cottonwood and Padre in southeast Bakersfield. One of the hymns I recall from childhood was titled “God’s Radio,” and the refrain went: “You’re in touch with heaven o’er God’s radio. You can talk to Jesus, get the answer right away, There will be no static, every word He’ll hear you say; In the air above, or on the earth below, You’re in touch with heaven o’er God’s radio.” As a preacher grandad expressed outright disdain for the charlatans’ message over the airwaves “Put your hand on this radio and be healed!” accompanied by requests for “love offerings,” but God’s Radio continued to be sung in our church. Thinking back, perhaps grandad didn’t find the idea all that...
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