In this post I am launching a new series titled “Songs Jesus Would Sing.” This series is borne of my general sense of alienation from contemporary Christian music coupled with my deep affinity for music played “out there in the world” and a recognition that much of that “worldly” music conveys themes which are profoundly […]
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What is the point of counterfeit covers? Bah, humbug.
I’m a big fan of covers done well. Think, for example, of Whitney Houston’s “Greatest Love of All” (originally recorded by George Benson) or Joe Cocker’s cover of The Beatles’ “With a Little Help from My Friends.” These are transcendent covers, done so well that they overshadow the original recordings. Sadly, other times a cover […]
God wouldn’t use that kind of music … would he?
In my last article I argued that Christians excelling at their various vocations provides the benefit of expanding the Christian plausibility framework which in turn makes things a little easier for the apologist. I concluded the article with a token example: metalcore band Times of Grace and their 2011 album Hymn of a Broken Man. While the […]
