This time tomorrow I’ll be preparing to head down to the Indiana State Fairgrounds and the Pepsi Coliseum to hear Michael W. Smith, Third Day and Jars of Clay in concert. I’ll be sure to take my camera and try to get plenty of pictures of everything. I paid good money for the seats, so hopefully we’ll get some close-ups. Remember, if you’ve been to a concert recently, I’d love to hear your review and share it with the world.Read More →
My recent post about my thoughts on Collective Soul and reading some articles discussed on Christianity Today I thought I’d propose a question to you the readers. Does a Christian who sings have to be promoted as a “Christian” artist? Are they less of a Christian if they sing in a secular group? Why do we have to have these labels? Do the labels mean anything more than the difference between a blues genre and jazz? Am I less of a Christian because I enjoy listening to music and albums sold in the “New Age” section of music stores? I know my mother didn’t reallyRead More →
There’s a new worship option coming to a church near you. It’s hip-hop or rap. A recent article in Newsweek (July 31st, 2006) opened up the discussion of churches beginning to reach out to an even more contemporary crowd through this urban music and art form. This is obviously more popular in more urban church settings, not something you’d normally see offered in your suburbia, white-collar, picket-fence location in rural America. But that doesn’t change the fact that it is in-fact a growing trend. Churches aren’t necessarily switching to the format wholesale, but more likely offering and worship service or time for this specific audienceRead More →