tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807772450787163569.post2181567123303909341..comments2023-11-02T08:56:19.407-05:00Comments on Planned Spontaneity: Back to School & Christian MusicJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936345958119798013noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807772450787163569.post-15960489034513368922007-01-16T22:56:00.000-06:002007-01-16T22:56:00.000-06:00As with a lot of other areas of my life, I’m eclec...As with a lot of other areas of my life, I’m eclectic with my Christian music. I have to admit, though, that I personally lean towards the edgy stuff most of the time: www.897powerfm.com (Skillet, Kutless, Hawk Nelson, Switchfoot, etc.). It just helps me keep in touch with the reality that life is “noisy.” I can’t help but feel the power of this music. It addresses the intensity of the human condition – pain, soul, energy, affect, life – noise (Rob Bell’s provocative teaching DVD, Noise, notwithstanding).<br /><br />Often, however, I feel that some of this music is trying to make up for in volume what it lacks in eloquence. That might be why I can only absorb so much of the chaos embedded in this style of music before the more contemplative side of my soul begs to be fed by a different form.<br /><br />So, when I need something more soothing and more cerebral, I turn to the more subtle, nuanced artists like Michael Card. Or someone who is teetering on the edge of skipping along with Jesus, but just teetering, not skipping mind you, Mark Harris. And, a band that I think you will love, David Crowder Band. I also like Jeremy Camp, Jars of Clay, Caedmon’s Call, etc.<br /><br />So, there’s my take. In a word, I crave balance in my Christian music: a theology of the ecstatic and a theology of the pacific all rolled into one – fire and ice (not oil and water!)Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12779467897874280583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807772450787163569.post-43318820199276757252007-01-16T21:16:00.000-06:002007-01-16T21:16:00.000-06:00Oh friend, you and I need to sit down and talk abo...Oh friend, you and I need to sit down and talk about contemporatry Christian music. I'll bring you some cds (that aren't burnt) to try out before you spend any money. As for being back in school, I am jealous. Seriously, let me know if I can do anything to help.Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190555371518544765noreply@blogger.com