Gungor on the Christian Music Industry
This is a great article, and I agree almost completely with what he has to say. As a musician, this is what I want to do, create music that is from the soul, and not just in the style of some "secular" band.
I also really hate the terms "secular" and "Christian" music. Music is music. Some people sing from their faith, but they create music. There needs to be less of a divide between this. Who is to say Bach, who wrote tons of church music, was not glorifying God through his instrumental music, which do not speak of Jesus, because there are no words. But yet, he glorified God by creating - the gift that God gave him, and he used it, which is so glorifying to God!
Instead, lets create music that is from our soul. Not just nice words about Jesus, but word that mean something to us, melodies that make our heart sing and want to make us draw closer to our Savior.
My heart echos the words of the Psalmist,
"My heart O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music with all my soul."
-Psalm 57:7
*Update
Gungor tweeted later today that he actually deleted this blog because it could have been offensive, and someone else actually re-posted this. But I still think there are some valid questions and could be a beginning to a movement of change that is beginning to happen.
