The Worship Wars
One reason churches are splitting these days is over forms of worship. There are those who contend that we are not going to bring in a new generation of young people unless we introduce into the worship service...
This Train: Songs of the Civil Rights Movement
“I’m not black,
but there’s a whole lot of times
I wish I could say I’m not white.”
-Frank Zappa
The history and progress of civil rights in America has never been easy, and many times it has been downright ...
Nevermind the Nonsense (Ode to Jesus & Johnny Rotten)
The notorious, belligerent, somewhat anti-social punk rocker Johnny Rotten, at the end of his final live show with his band the Sex Pistols, yelled out to the audience, “ever get the feeling you've been ch...
The Worship is Over but the Service is About to Begin
There are people who go to the symphony and clap because they know that’s what they are supposed to do at the end of the concert, but the music has no value to them. It is when the music inhabits the listener...