Praise & worship music, for better and worse, has become quite an industry. The range of music today far outstrips what was available back in the day (which, for me, was basically the late 80s/early 90s). I mean, I can remember singing motion songs during our college and young adult worship gatherings. Not ironically, not as a fun throwback, but as heartfelt worship.
If you can remember when Light the Fire Again was released, and it felt like a revolution, then I know we’re on the same page. The driving rhythm of the title track, the almost unhinged intimacy of Eternity, the boundary-breaking lyricism of Creation Calls, the heartfelt cry of Pour out my Heart… that album became the soundtrack of many of our lives.
In Long Island (“Lon Gisland,” for you East Coasters) a church member placed a winning lottery ticket worth $3 million into the offering plate. And, yes, it was on purpose (
Perhaps because the stakes are so high, or maybe because we just like to fight, this November’s historic election cycle has elicited some very strong, emotional responses among Christians of various political persuasions.
headsparks* 