Today I stumbled over a CD that I think I will be playing on my I-tunes for a good while. I've been kind of frustrated for the past few years because I haven't been able to find alot of music to listen to that I really love. For one, I haven't had the money to buy CD's and so I haven't bought any. But even the CD's that I have bought have seemed to leave me wanting. For example, alot of the Christian CD's that are out and that are popular never seem to be theologically deep (or even accurate), or centered around the gospel or Jesus. Alot of them seem to be kind of shallow and centered around Man and not God. And so continually listening to music that is shallow might really affect the way that I view things. It is true that what we listen to really can affect what we think and believe. But lately I have really wanted to buy some good music. I think I found a few good CD's.
1. Miles Davis & John Coltrane - Greatest Hits. This stuff is classic jazz. and its awesome. Don't snarl at it just yet - give it a chance. These dudes can really play their instruments. And each song is like 8 minutes long, because it tells a story. I love this CD.
2. Caleb Collins - Self Titled CD. This guy plays the piano like no other and has a string section behind him. His voice might be likened to Michael Buble'..
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Swain,
Good post. Your choices really raise the question of whether the Christian-secular categories we use to describe music are the best ones to use. For instance, could there be some "Christian" music that does not glorify God, i.e., is not theologically accurate, as well as some "secular" music that is true in what it says and God-glorifying? Maybe "God-glorifying" and "not God-glorifying" would make better categories, rather than whether a song is played on K-LOVE or a CD appears in a Christian bookstore. While we're at it, does someone necessarily need to mention God in a song for that song to be God-glorifying? Could a first-rate instrumental performance be more God-glorifying than another song with lyrics? For those who would insist that God must be mentioned explicitly for a song/movie/book to be God-glorifying, I wonder what they'd do with the book of Esther, where God's name is never mentioned once. I don't think they'd want to be put in the awkward position of having to claim that Esther (the book) was not biblical! Maybe you could give us some recommendations about current "God-glorifying" and "not-God-glorifying" choices out there when it comes to the arts? I'd be interested to see the youth weigh in on this one -- is everything sold in a Christian bookstore godly? Is everything played on K-LOVE God-honoring? Is everything "secular" from the devil? What do you think?
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