Thursday, April 9, 2009

Even White Preachers Gotta Shout!

You’ll have to excuse me a moment…I must vent! I cannot help but want to scream ‘cause someone told me this morning that these Christian rock bands were leading people to hell. AGGGG!! I pray that I never become so engrossed with what I prefer that I want to refuse others what they like. Music traditionally has been a force of division within the church, which causes me to wonder why we cannot keep our focus on the Savior…but back to the subject at hand. I say if any type of music points people to Jesus, then praise God! I’ll confess, I am not a fan of Lawrence Welk or Mitch Miller, but if they sing about Jesus, then praise God (Are those two still alive?). Folks who like Big Band music need to hear about Jesus too! I dislike most Country Music, but if a Country artist sings about Jesus, then praise God! Bar-hopping, truck-driving, women-chasing cowboys need to hear about Jesus too! And kids, with all the peer pressure and stress they have to deal with these days, they need to hear about Jesus…and if Ozzy Osborn sang about Jesus, I would praise God for him. I’ll go one step further; I think we should take songs that are popular and use them for the glory of God…that’s what Charles Wesley did. He took the bar tunes of the day and wrote hymns to sing to the tunes…Praise God! We might even think of taking songs that are less than wholesome and giving them a makeover for the glory of God. Here’s an old, but good example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTYr3JuueF4. Praise God!

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