Posted on 09/14/2011 9:19:22 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
yeh, I REALLY said guitars = satan.
Do you even actually take the time to READ and comprehend what is written or instead just get a general ‘sense’ or ‘feeling’ of a conversation and then provide inaccurate comment?
I think you have internet touretts syndrome.
Think McFly.
Did you read the post you replied to in full agreement? He said exactly that. A=B, B=C, A=C. Basic math, Biff.
I agree,there’s not much to write home about in regard to contemporary Christian Music. I hear a lot of shallow “Jesus Is My Boyfriend” syrupy lyrics, and the actual music is not that original in many cases..
On the other hand.. there are a few great new groups out there who DO sing worthwhile Christian songs..
INDELIBLE GRACE is one such group.
Kevin Twit, the founder of INDELIBLE GRACE has said, “Our hope is to help the church recover the tradition of putting old hymns to new music for each generation, and to enrich our worship with a huge view of God and His indelible grace”.
INDELIBLE GRACE seeks out very old hymn texts, some of these texts are well over 100 years old, then marries the text to new music...the result is often wonderful.
Many of these older hymn texts are based on the Psalms..often voiceing the deep suffering that is common to Christian living, then embracing the anchoring foundation that is found in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Keep in mind that these songs were written by college kids FOR college kids..so..if the music seems a bit too much for ya.. fine.. you don’t have to listen.
But many of ya’ll might find that the INDELIBLE GRACE music is terrific and original. There are over 30 different performers contributing to this music..so if ya don’t like one song, the next track might sound completely different..
There are 6 INDELIBLE GRACE studio albums, and one LIVE album, recorded last year at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
INDELIBLE GRACE-THE HYMN SING is a great LIVE album..ya’ll just may enjoy hearing it..with the permission of INDELIBLE GRACE, this album can be heard in it’s entirety here =
http://indeliblegrace.bandcamp.com/album/the-hymn-sing-live-in-nashville
The songs on this album seem to be some of the best songs that INDELIBLE GRACE has recorded on their studio albums, people who attended the concert were able to sing along with the performers as well.. so it was a Hymn Sing!
Here’s the INDELIBLE GRACE website for more information = http://www.igracemusic.com/
If you wish to hear other Indelible Grace studio tracks, simply do a search for INDELIBLE GRACE on youtube.. there is a fair amount of their music on YouTube.
Ahem....now kiddies, be nice. I’m far from being a 20-something; I’ll soon turn 56, and I’ve been slinging rock and blues guitar for over 40 years. The last 16 or so have been almost exclusively as lead guitarist in larger evangelical churches in the Raleigh, NC area. I play loud and proud, and I’m not ashamed to do it or say it.
If you don’t “get” it, that’s fine. That’s your choice. Contemporary Christian can be very, very powerful. I’ve seen it, lived it, experienced it, contributed to it for years so I know full well what I’m talking about.
The way I see it, we Christians have the most powerful message on earth, so it should be delivered POWERFULLY. I’m sick of wimpy, dewy-eyed mush that NO one listens to (not even Christians who think they have to say they like it) being passed off as “Christian”. I say plug in, crank it up to 11, and let ‘er rip. Let the Holy Spirit take over WHICH, by the way, He does.....and then let HIM do the rest.
It works.
Some minister with the flesh, some with the spirit. You are the problem.
No....you’re the problem because you’re totally, completely clueless....and ridiculously judgmental. The type who drive away people from God’s church. Grow up.
I think today’s church is a bit schizophrenic.
We want a wall built between us and the world, and then sneak the world in through the back door.
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