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I don’t know what disturbs me more, the state of the world or the state of Christian music. Why do we have to water down the message of Christ? Why do we have to water down the songs we write so that we don’t pigeon hole ourselves as “Christian artists” If you’re reading this and thinking that this is all starting to sound like a rant well you’d probably be correct. If you don’t want to be challenged spiritually then this is right about the time where you can go and update your facebook status because I am about to get brutally honest about an issue that’s been on my heart for a few years now. This issue resurfaced for me a few weeks ago when I decided to start putting pen to paper for a long overdue solo hip hop project I’ve been talking about doing for ages. More and more I find myself only listening to music that really challenges me in my faith walk. I’ve simply had enough of watered down Christianity.
Two years ago I was in my local Christian music store searching for something new and fresh and I found the cd of a new rapper from Tennessee named Lecrae. I listened to the cd in the store and was blown away by the boldness of his lyrics. I was blown away by his passion for Jesus and even more by the fact that he made sure his music was all about Jesus and not about him. When I got home I jumped online and checked out his label and to my amazement I found even more rappers that were just as good and just as bold for Christ. I discovered the “116 movement”. It’s based on the scripture Romans 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile.” What an awesome example to set for a generation of youth that are being torn in so many different directions. There’s never been a better time than now to bring a clear and concise message of hope, a hope that can only be found in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. That really is the bottom line here, so why is it that we can represent Jesus at Church on Sunday but when we hit the stage the next night were more concerned about selling records then speaking the truth and speaking it clearly. We are too concerned that we might offend someone with the message of Christ. Have we become so politically correct that we’ve forgotten who our God is? Have we forgotten His promise that if we stay focused on Him everything else we be taken care of?
I’ve seen the “what is Christian music” argument battled out on Christian forums for years and for me there is no excuse for luke warm Christianity. If you’re a believer and Gods given you musical gifts I believe you should be using those gifts to glorify God. Right now there are more than a few Christian bands on the secular scene that have thousands of fans that aren’t even aware that the band members are Christians. They spout watered down “positive” lyrics so they can “appeal to a wider audience” And then the bands that are speaking the bold truth get trashed by fellow believers for playing at secular venues? Would you prefer they only present the gospel in church? That doesn’t even make sense! Newsflash! The unsaved don’t go to church.
I hate ranting all the way through a blog without offering a solution. So if your into hip hop and you want to be seriously challenged in your faith then check out a few of these artist links.
Lecrae: Http://myspace.com/lecrae
Trip Lee: http://www.myspace.com/triplee116
The Ambassador: http://www.myspace.com/ambassador215
Shobaraka: http://www.myspace.com/shobaraka
Flame: http://www.myspace.com/flame314
Step bold or don’t step at all.
Peter Graham.
Even though I am not an American I cant help but feel a bit of the pride America is feeling right now. To be honest I wasn’t sure I was ever going to see a black person in the Whitehouse but now its a reality. And although racism is still a big problem in western countries this day brings a new sense of hope and a new sense of faith in humanity. As a right wing Christian this is the first time I have ever supported a democrat in the US election because I honestly believe Barack Obama was the better man for the job. America badly needed to take a bold step in a different direction and how better to do that then with Barack Obama. That’s not to say that President Obama doesn’t have a massive job ahead of him but I don’t think that there has been this much optimism for an incoming president since JFK.
I am amazed at how many Christians I know that have gotten caught up in the conspiracy theories about this man. I hate to say it but most of these theories are coming from the far right of the republican party. The part of the republican party that can’t stand to lose let alone be forced to come to the realization that the republican party as it stands now is in desperate need of an overhaul.
On a separate note can I just say how cool the new custom made presidential Cadillac limo that has been dubbed “the beast” is. This massive bullet proof limo is a one of a kind and is actually sitting on the chassis of a Chevy truck, pretty impressive stuff.
It is a great time in history to be alive and I can almost picture Dr. Martin Luther King looking down on all of this with tears of Joy in his eyes. What a great day in modern history, we really have come a long way.
Some awesome in your face Christian hip hop.
Supergeek
Uber geek Matt Bradford wearing his seriously uber geektastic bluetooth mission control .. Houston we have a problem .. Rodger rodger one niner headset @ city church.
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i think i here customers!
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double shot latte @ cremosa
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Cremosa on Queen
Cremosa espresso bar on the corner of queen and wharf street in Brisbane .. One of my all time favorite cafe’s.
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Ok .. I’ve seen some funny facebook status updates lately and my friend Mike Mann inspired me to do this new monthly segment entitled “Facebook status update of the month” .. And even though were not all the way through September I have found my first entry and it comes from Mikey Mann’s facebook. Here it is …
“Would never get a loan from “Fanny May” or “Freddie Mac” … but I’d buy cookies from them”
LOL .. classic! and a very worthy first entry for this segment of mine.
For the past few days the new “quad stacker burger” from burger king aka hungry jacks here in Australia has been all over the media. I’ll skip all the trash talk and give you the new name I have come up with for this burger.
I am calling this burger “The HD burger” because it has 1080 calories. If thats not High Definition I dont know what is .. lol .. so there you go .. the worlds first HD burger!
Better hit the gym.
Parking 4 blondes 101
Had to send this out .. A blond girls attempt at a reverse park.. Lol!
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