tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508293003737956258.post6052917897014289999..comments2024-03-21T04:24:14.674-05:00Comments on PostConsumer Reports: Why I Cringe Every Time Someone Says "I hate Christian music"PostConsumer Reportshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04382150335755928153noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508293003737956258.post-47908361050443844052018-03-27T22:52:06.552-05:002018-03-27T22:52:06.552-05:00Thank you so muchThank you so muchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508293003737956258.post-14474017112534128442017-10-27T03:15:18.579-05:002017-10-27T03:15:18.579-05:00Hello everybody!
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Since most of us college Jesus Freaks were not deeply connected to one particular church, those musicians were vital to our spiritual growth.<br />Rock and Roll was our main cultural influence at the time, so to have Christians speaking in our own language was deeply important. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.<br />Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13324863798734157204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508293003737956258.post-84577007757016819742016-04-27T23:10:54.088-05:002016-04-27T23:10:54.088-05:00I'm wondering how much of my article you actua...I'm wondering how much of my article you actually read. Also there are 3 other articles in this series on "Christian" music. If all you took from it is that I don't think people can connect with God if they don't like Christian music and that I'm advocating for bubble gum feel good crap, then I don't think you've read much of what I've written.PostConsumer Reportshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04382150335755928153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508293003737956258.post-15943862838013696712016-04-13T16:22:24.924-05:002016-04-13T16:22:24.924-05:00Seriously? If someone doesn't like Christian m...Seriously? If someone doesn't like Christian music they aren't connecting with God? Wow that's pretty narsicistic. I am a believer and am tired of the bubble gum feel good crap. Most people feel it's forced. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00901175704808393244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508293003737956258.post-3660977249638282152014-10-02T21:42:23.941-05:002014-10-02T21:42:23.941-05:00Great article. But with all those great early arti...Great article. But with all those great early artists you mentioned you forgot my favorite: The 2nd Chapter of Acts (though you mentioned Annie Herring).<br /><br />I worked at a "Christian" radio station in the mid-70s when Christian rock was still in its infancy, and we had to wait until after 10:00 PM to play it. I still really like the sound of the Maranatha groups like The Way and Love Song, and even converted some of those old LPs to mp3. That way I have something to listen to that I enjoy rahter than the pablum the local CCM station plays. Even though musically it isn't great, the depth of the lyrics is far more satisfying to the soul.Peter Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717818406747296510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508293003737956258.post-9471652506800884512014-10-02T20:17:45.767-05:002014-10-02T20:17:45.767-05:00Wow Chris, nice blog. I’ve been involved with musi...Wow Chris, nice blog. I’ve been involved with music, as a music major(started in 1971 and graduated in 2010 from ISU in Indiana), and Christian music, from the late ‘60’s. I think of people like Bach and Handel, Faure, Mendelsohn, Rachmaninoff, Bruckner, and other classical writers, JMT, the Daniel Amos clan, U2, Dave Brubeck(he composed for the Catholic Church along with his jazz), the great ones like Keaggy, Keith Green, and the Talbot Brothers, many who were quiet about their faith, but were Christians within the music Industry, Roger McQuinn(the Byrds), Larry Knectel(piano on Bridge Over Troubled Water and Keyboards and Bass on good Vibrations), a number of the members of The Wrecking Crew, Dan Huff(besides White Heart, he produced Modonna and Mettallica), and of course, Bob Dylan and most of Kansas……Musicians within the industry have had a great influence and Christian music comes out, even the quietly faithful Mr Eric Clapton has touched so many with his songs that reflect a hope that God will keep us in all our needs and hurts. So, I say, let them be short sighted, God is so much bigger anyway, Let’s not limit or put Him in a box! Again, nice blog, and thanks for the soapbox to stand on….Dennis Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508293003737956258.post-80881495699343379982014-10-02T09:42:54.681-05:002014-10-02T09:42:54.681-05:00Eric, thanks for your comment. It's actually g...Eric, thanks for your comment. It's actually got me thinking some more, so, with your permission, I'd like to put it into another blog post and then I'll have my own response. Whad'ya think?PostConsumer Reportshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04382150335755928153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508293003737956258.post-7124571034627072822014-10-01T17:29:51.383-05:002014-10-01T17:29:51.383-05:00I don't "hate" christian music, but ...I don't "hate" christian music, but I also don't listen to christian radio. (To be fair, I do very little research/exploration of music compared to what I used to do) <br /><br />However, I don't think it's fair to put all the weight on the shoulders of those who profess to hate christian music. You can't expect every person to follow 6 different music blogs, and research the members of each band and what theological camp each person falls into. <br /><br />Your cheese analogy is good, but the one that makes the most sense to me is beer. I love beer, but when somebody says they don't like beer- I get it. Walk into 95% of bars in this town or this country and say "one beer please" and prepare to be disappointed, because you aren't going to get anything worth drinking. You'll get the watered-down stuff that appeals to the most people and thus is the most economical and reproducible. I'm sure you see where I'm going with this. <br /><br />In the same way, the christian music industry is a real thing and it really affects what we have access to. (or at least easy access to) I don't expect people to spend 11 dollars on DFH or Founders beer if they think beer means "61 calories of fizzy alcoholic rice-water." <br /><br />Don't expect people to track down good 'christian' music made by Gungor, Rich Mullins, Dustin Kensrue, or even artists here in Peoria if all the industry/culture will promote is "61 calories of family-safe feel-good pop." <br /><br />I think you make some great points, but I'd love for your next series to be a primer on what is good out there. Don't tell us I'm wrong about the state of the christian music industry- show us. Eric Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473104627683671615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508293003737956258.post-60358662009533420562014-09-30T23:31:22.386-05:002014-09-30T23:31:22.386-05:00Stuart, thanks for commenting. Sorry you original ...Stuart, thanks for commenting. Sorry you original got deleted.<br />3 things:<br />1.) I think we've had vastly different experiences with the whole CCM thing. I've been exposed to so much of it that I know there's lots of slop but there's also lots of good stuff, just like mainstream "secular" music. Therefore it hurts a little when people just say that hate it outright--it would seem their experience is only limited to the slop.<br />2.) My contention is that it's ridiculous to limit the title "Christian" to only what's on Christian radio. There's just so much stuff out there. I'm not advocating liking terrible art. The whole article is about seeking after the good stuff. <br /><br />And hopefully I didn't give off any vibes that it's about feeling guilty. It's all about joy for me. Seeking out new music is a glorious pursuit.<br /><br />3.) I would argue that it's still important to have music that expresses our faith. If you don't know already, let me make it clear that I'm never about some Jesus quotient for lyrics. That's not what I mean when I say "Christian". Rich Mullins and Charlie Peacock and Steve Taylor were able to articulate things about our shared faith that I never would have gotten on my own. I don't want to deny any of your experience in listening to the "secular" stuff. But the "Christian" stuff has been so formative for my life. But as I say, if you get good music in church, well then that's enough.PostConsumer Reportshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04382150335755928153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508293003737956258.post-7647187032329712132014-09-30T23:02:50.970-05:002014-09-30T23:02:50.970-05:00I wrote a long comment that Blogger unceremoniousl...I wrote a long comment that Blogger unceremoniously discarded. It was responding in particular to this:<br /> "...has just revealed they probably haven't taken the time to pursue a kind of "Christian" music they actually like."<br /><br />Gist of it was that I don't see why one should bother going to the trouble, since liking "Christian" music isn't a virtue and disliking it isn't a sin to be repented of. If someone has heard lots of what flies under the banner of CCM and thinks the vast majority of it is beyond terrible, then so what? I used to feel guilt over this, personally, and tried to like it, but not anymore. There's too much great stuff out there that isn't "Christian" to waste time trying to like terrible art.<br /><br />Then I got on my secular/sacred soapbox and talked about how I think it's better to talk/think in terms of that distinction. I love all kind of sacred music -- music for the Church that I learned mostly in church. I listen to it outside of church sometimes, but it's sacred music, set apart for the Church in corporate worship.<br /><br />But most of the time, when I'm not at church, I listen to secular music. It might be written/performed by Christian artists, or it might not. If not then by common grace they have created something aesthetically pleasing, perhaps even transcendentally beautiful. Praise God. If they are Christians, then perhaps they are skilled enough in their craft that they can tell me something about our Lord without mentioning him by name seven times per couplet.<br /><br />At any rate, I am able to glorify God while/through listening to Miles Davis, Arcade Fire, Florence, Sufjan, Boards of Canada, Etta James, Dylan, Bjork, Beck, Radiohead... So why bother slogging through the glop to find something decent under the CCM banner? I occasionally hear something excellent (some stuff by Lecrae, In Christ Alone by the Gettys), but I don't think liking it makes me a better person or a better Christian. <br /><br />Anyway, that was the gist of it, only it was way more eloquent and persuasive.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17667415516268252432noreply@blogger.com