There is an excellent blog post at the Gospel Coalition blog on the band Radiohead.  It is a great example on how Christians should view culture from a Gospel worldview. Here is an excerpt:

As Christians and especially as church leaders, we would be wise to notice this cultural numbness, and the rage that hides underneath it. With the release of The King of Limbs, Radiohead released Read More…

He speaks and galaxies stand forth
By the word of His power He upholds the universe
By His very command the winds and waves obey Him
As they recognize the very voice that created them Read More…

Sinead O’Connor, who once upon a time attacked a poster of the pope on SNL, now considers herself an active member of the Body of Christ. Evolving from MTV stardom by way of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ to currently writing and performing liturgical hymns, one of her greatest artistic concerns was that of being juxtaposed alongside Contemporary Christian Music; which she describes as largely existing ‘somewhere between crappy and corny. Read More…

How in the world do you ‘reach’ someone who doesn’t want to be ‘reached’?

I’d suggest art; specifically, in this context, music.

Because as the source of our creative and artistic stewardships, God by the eternal Logos made all things; God is the first or fundamental principle. He is the origin of all that exists; he therefore is the Principium Essendi – the essential first principle. He is the one upon whom all else depends; therefore it is not being or logic in the abstract that are the final courts of appeal, but the divine Trinity. Read More…

Beyond the Song: A Common Discussion of the Uncommon Access Music Provides
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Beyond the Song: Imagine Balaam’s Donkey in a Rock Band

by Ezra Boggs

Long before our age of entertainment-induced apathy, Abraham Kuyper said, “All areas of human thought and life must bow before the word of God… Every human thought must be answerable to God’s word in Scripture.” Read More…

A bunch of us from The Paradox Church are going to the last First Friday on the Green tonight.  The local music in Fort Worth is greatly underrated and I thought I would take some time to introduce you to a few of the bands. Read More…

We worship and serve a Creator God who made us in his image to create.  So I love when people image their Creator with depth, meaning, and passion in their creativity.  I love music; especially music that has lyrics of depth to them.  So I like Eminem – there is angst in his music (and he’s from Detroit), and I like Amos Lee – there is passion and thought in his writing. Read More…

(by Ezra Boggs)

Many years ago, one of our family’s favorite focal points was television; specifically, a show called ‘Real People’. It came on in the evening, and while we enjoyed our 4 to 5 square edible elements in all their aluminum-framed glory, complete strangers would display their mindless tripe.

Imagine a neutered version of the Jerry Springer Show. Read More…