Rich Mullins is the type of artist I would have no problem recommending to someone who doesn’t follow Christ, and to be honest, I can’t say that of most Christian artists. His music is good, crafted carefully and lovingly. It is that kind of love that truly reflects the glory of the King and the beauty of creation.
It’s a hard life for the Christian rocker, because Christian rockers face a particular type of challenge. When I say that they are judged because they are four Christian guys in a rock band, I am alluding to the fact that Christian musicians often get it from both barrels. The non-Christian crowd assumes their music is bad, they’re preachy, and they shouldn’t be in a club. The Christian crowd doesn’t care if they’re bad, they want them to preach, and they shouldn’t be in a club. The Christian guys in the rock band wants to be good, they don’t necessarily feel the need to preach from every stage they get up on, and they want to play their music wherever they can … including clubs.
For some reason I got wound up tight today, and instead of massaging it away with beauty — like dropping some Copeland in the system and melting into the couch as the sounds of an Appalachian Spring filled the room — I numbed it with useless entertainment.
I say all this about Christian music because it appears that the same thing is happening in the burgeoning Christian film industry. They’re trying to keep up and rip-off instead of bring something new to the table. And worse still, here at the birth of the industry, they aren’t even pulling it off. It’s like a street hustler trying to tell us the watch is a Rolex when we can see the gold paint flaking off. At least there was some real talent at the inception of the Christian music industry. Keith Green and Second Chapter of Acts could get it done. The Christian film industry doesn’t have it.
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Matthew and Lizi The Meaning of It All "Soulful vocals and heartfelt songwriting"  |
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Andy Melvin The Human Engine Waits "Catchy and exquisite, energetic and mellow" |
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Peter Nevland Just My Mouth "Laugh, and then cry. Smile big" |
