Outstandingly. . .?

This Photo has nothing to do with this post but I just thought I would share this broken down truck sitting now in eastern Washington.

As for the actual content of this post, I was chatting with Ben Hebbert and Scotty Warren about the power that is in music. We were talking about the Beatles.

We were specifically talking about how when you play music you inevitably put a piece of yourself into it. I’m not exactly sure how to phrase it to be 100% correct but the general idea is that what is in you gets put in the music you create. You all know what I mean. You listen to music by angry you feel the anger, it doesn’t even have to be “angry” music, if you catch my meaning. When those who love the Lord make music that love gets imparted into the music with or without lyrics.

To put it in context to the Beatles we were talking about how these four musicians managed to affect music, life, politics, etc. across the globe. They had something on them that could have been unto the Lord. They didn’t necessarily break tremendous ground in musical exploration, their lyrics weren’t all too inspired (examples: I want to hold your hand; I am the walrus; Revolution 9; Lucy in the sky with diamonds). But there was something that they had that took them beyond one-hit-wonder status.

Bob Dylan falls into this same category. I’ve talked about him before. Not a great singer. Mediocre guitarist but there was something about his music that shifted the 60’s/70’s.

That said, I am very grateful for believers who are writing and playing with their hearts positioned before the Lord. There is great value in those who create this medium that conveys worship and the love of God. Whether or not it’s “worship music.”

I’ll leave you with a quote from the illustrious Steve Chudy: “How does music become ‘Christian Music?’ Does it have to say the sinner’s prayer or get baptized first?”