“Love interrupts, if you like, the consequences of your actions, which in my case is very good news indeed, because I’ve done a lot of stupid stuff.” From this article/excerpt
I call him phenomenal. Last weekend I attended a concert hosted by the fine folks at Hope Chapel in Austin, TX. The concert featured Don Chaffer, former lead singer of Waterdeep. I never thought I’d get to see him perform again unless I somehow managed to wind up in Kansas City, KS on the same rare night that he’d be performing. You see, Waterdeep is my favorite band, ever. At least they were. Not that they still aren’t my favorite [...]
Categories: Christianity, Life, Music
for saying the things he says: “There is so much pretense in Christian Music, of people trying to convince people that they are Jesus, because of how well that markets. I am not Jesus. I am not my savior. I am not sinless. I am not perfect. If anything, my heart is a mockery of those things. And I would much rather model brokenness. I think that’s more consistent with the Christian worldview, rather than modeling perfection. The Christian life [...]
Categories: Christianity, Music, Quotes
I just returned from New York City. I’d never been before. I graduated with 80 people. This is a fact that matters, as you will soon find out. First, to get it out of the way: THE CELEBRITY SIGHTINGS. 1. Tony Bennett (“I Left My Heart in San Fancisco”) He flew first class in the plane that took us from Dallas to NYC. Some of the kids (The trip was with FBC Georgetown and included 11 kids and 5 other [...]
Interview with U2: “After the initial struggle, they used to worry if they were too biblical to be cool.” “She thought I’d make a priest one day.” - Larry Mullen, about his mom “But the band is all I’ve ever wanted, and I get paid for it.” - Larry Mullen “We’ve grown up being a political band. We never saw a need to separate religion and politics from everything we write about and care about.” - The Edge “Possessions are [...]
