Is this true of you, and ME?
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Embracing Accusations
There is a song called Embracing Accusations on the most recent Shane and Shane album and this song has caused me some reflection lately. The song is as the titles states a confession of embracing accusations brought against us by none other than Satan. Now I know you are probably thinking as I did when I first heard the song, "what did he just say?"
A careful listen will reveal that the authors are highlighting many of the tactics commonly used by the evil one to discourage us as believers, namely "you are not good enough", "cursed are the ones who cant abide in the Lord", "you cannot attain salvation", "you are cursed and gone astray." The author then goes on to say "he is right, the devil is preaching the song of the redeemed." The point being that when the devil sends these thoughts and words to the redeemed that we should embrace these accusations because this is the beginning of the majesty of the gospel, we are cursed, BUT Christ has born the curse for us. The song builds to say the devil sings the first verse so conveniently, but he has forgotten the refrain JESUS SAVES!
What a great song, what a great truth for us when we are in the midst of discouragement. You nor I can ever be good enough, nor will we ever get everything right, but we have a glorious redeemer who has!
A careful listen will reveal that the authors are highlighting many of the tactics commonly used by the evil one to discourage us as believers, namely "you are not good enough", "cursed are the ones who cant abide in the Lord", "you cannot attain salvation", "you are cursed and gone astray." The author then goes on to say "he is right, the devil is preaching the song of the redeemed." The point being that when the devil sends these thoughts and words to the redeemed that we should embrace these accusations because this is the beginning of the majesty of the gospel, we are cursed, BUT Christ has born the curse for us. The song builds to say the devil sings the first verse so conveniently, but he has forgotten the refrain JESUS SAVES!
What a great song, what a great truth for us when we are in the midst of discouragement. You nor I can ever be good enough, nor will we ever get everything right, but we have a glorious redeemer who has!
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Musical Musings
It is time!
Many of you who have known me for any amount of time know my fascination with all things music. It is a passion of mine which I hope does not consume me to the point of sinful preoccupation. Perhaps it is because I am curious about the future of my daughters tastes in music or just curiosity that makes me ask the question of whats next?
You see for me in high school the punk rock scene was my niche, not the days of the clash, Dead Kennedys, or Black Flag, but the days of Lagwagon, NOFX, MXPX, etc. I would go to these shows frequently and loved them, I loved the community of friends around music, it was priceless. Towards the end of my high school days the hardcore scene was coming into bloom, which has since bloomed and mushroomed, to the point where divisions into subgroups such as emo, screamo, post-hardcore, nu-metal, metalcore, and my personal favorite and my current playlist SOUTHERN METAL (That genre just sounds cool, and is even cooler to listen to and behold, as i did last Tue. in Augusta)
But as I have thought, and continue to think about the changing face of music, I wonder what will be next. To be honest, when I listen to metal I am convinced that music could not get heavier (in sound, not weight, especially considering the fact that an mp3 is considerably lighter than a compact disc). Here is where I find myself contemplating as of late, what is the future trend of young American music? Will I be passed by, or do the hard work of listening, understanding and engaging it positively, and when needed negatively?
I guess the goal of this post is to encourage you and I to never be complacent and dismissal to music that simply isn't our taste (for me this includes hip-hop), but rather see and appreciate the artistry and engage the culture of music in a non-stereotypical fashion.
SDG
P.S. to those of you curious about this SOUTHERN METAL, check out my personal fave and latest addiction Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, or the likes of Once Nothing, The Showdown, or Memphis May Fire. All of these bands are believers in Christ who know how to rock for Jesus.
Many of you who have known me for any amount of time know my fascination with all things music. It is a passion of mine which I hope does not consume me to the point of sinful preoccupation. Perhaps it is because I am curious about the future of my daughters tastes in music or just curiosity that makes me ask the question of whats next?
You see for me in high school the punk rock scene was my niche, not the days of the clash, Dead Kennedys, or Black Flag, but the days of Lagwagon, NOFX, MXPX, etc. I would go to these shows frequently and loved them, I loved the community of friends around music, it was priceless. Towards the end of my high school days the hardcore scene was coming into bloom, which has since bloomed and mushroomed, to the point where divisions into subgroups such as emo, screamo, post-hardcore, nu-metal, metalcore, and my personal favorite and my current playlist SOUTHERN METAL (That genre just sounds cool, and is even cooler to listen to and behold, as i did last Tue. in Augusta)
But as I have thought, and continue to think about the changing face of music, I wonder what will be next. To be honest, when I listen to metal I am convinced that music could not get heavier (in sound, not weight, especially considering the fact that an mp3 is considerably lighter than a compact disc). Here is where I find myself contemplating as of late, what is the future trend of young American music? Will I be passed by, or do the hard work of listening, understanding and engaging it positively, and when needed negatively?
I guess the goal of this post is to encourage you and I to never be complacent and dismissal to music that simply isn't our taste (for me this includes hip-hop), but rather see and appreciate the artistry and engage the culture of music in a non-stereotypical fashion.
SDG
P.S. to those of you curious about this SOUTHERN METAL, check out my personal fave and latest addiction Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, or the likes of Once Nothing, The Showdown, or Memphis May Fire. All of these bands are believers in Christ who know how to rock for Jesus.
Friday, November 30, 2007
WIALT (2)
The 2nd installment of what I am listening to, enjoy!
First let me start off with a little different flava. If you are into podcasts, and into hard music I would encourage you to check out the HM magazine podcast, for a couple reasons. First they play entire songs not just snippets, so that you can get a feel for the given bands songwriting. Second the host is good and not dorky like many podcast hosts are. Third the interviews are decent. So if you are into hard Christian music I would definately encourage you to download a few episodes and see if you like, also they are free, which is the case with the vast majority of podcasts, so this kinda goes without saying.
Sleepwalking, by Blindside
Pieces, by Red
Chinatown Jail Break, The Galley Slave, Warriors by Flatfoot 56
The Glory of it All, Can You Feel It?, by David Crowder Band
First let me start off with a little different flava. If you are into podcasts, and into hard music I would encourage you to check out the HM magazine podcast, for a couple reasons. First they play entire songs not just snippets, so that you can get a feel for the given bands songwriting. Second the host is good and not dorky like many podcast hosts are. Third the interviews are decent. So if you are into hard Christian music I would definately encourage you to download a few episodes and see if you like, also they are free, which is the case with the vast majority of podcasts, so this kinda goes without saying.
Sleepwalking, by Blindside
Pieces, by Red
Chinatown Jail Break, The Galley Slave, Warriors by Flatfoot 56
The Glory of it All, Can You Feel It?, by David Crowder Band
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