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Art & Cultural Engagement with Dr. Greg Thornbury (Podcast)
Read more: Art & Cultural Engagement with Dr. Greg Thornbury (Podcast)For the penultimate episode in our Art & Culture series we are joined by Dr. Greg Thornbury to discuss Art & Cultural Engagement. Dr. Thornbury is Vice President for Development at the New York Academy of Art in New York City and the author of Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music: Larry…
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Review of Underoath’s New Album: Erase Me
Read more: Review of Underoath’s New Album: Erase MeUnderoath has just put out their new album since reassembling the band after their break up and farewell tour in 2012–13. Needless to say, fans were stoked to dive into the new album Erase Me once it appeared. Sadly, it’s mostly a dud. The album is very formulaic. Each song is bite-sized; the longest track is…
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P.O.D.’s New Album, The Awakening, is the Worst Album of my Life
Read more: P.O.D.’s New Album, The Awakening, is the Worst Album of my LifeJust the other week I was walking around St Andrews and I bumped into a pastor friend here in town. We stopped to chat for a minute and he asked me what I think of P.O.D.’s new album. WHAT?! There’s a new album?? is what immediately went through my head. And so I ran back…
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Can You Critique The Church?
Read more: Can You Critique The Church?I was reading Josh Carroll’s post about the disease called “Critiqueomania” and I found that I myself have had rather severe bouts of this plague. Some of these outbreaks have been part of my former angst, but others seemed very well meant. Some were definitely “Critiqueomania,” but there were other times where my criticism was well…
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On F Bombs and Christian Music: A Reflection on P.O.D.’s Newest Album, Murdered Love
Read more: On F Bombs and Christian Music: A Reflection on P.O.D.’s Newest Album, Murdered LoveLast week the Christian rap-metal band P.O.D. (Payable on Death) came out with their eighth album, Murdered Love. When I first heard that P.O.D. was releasing a new album I was quite excited. There was a time when P.O.D. was my all-time favorite band. Indeed, they functioned like a doorway for me into the world of…
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(UN)Christian Music
Read more: (UN)Christian MusicLast week I reviewed mewithoutYou’s new album, Ten Stories. As I wrote the review I thought about the idea of “Christian Music.” This is something that I’ve been wrestling with for a while. For some Christians, they only listen to “Christian Music” and deem it a sign of impiety to do otherwise. I imagine this…