We’ve all got wooden nails..

I added some videos on the vodpod so enjoy. I really like the group Brand New, they have a really cool sound and their songs are not just one dimensional. Their new album is aptly called: ‘The Devil and God are Raging Inside of Me.’ -click on the pause button then close it if you do not want to listen to the whole song. The audio will keep playing if you just close it.

I enjoy listening to mainstream music that questions or show a knowledge of the Bible and the struggles that we find ourselves in. Some bands are not afraid to mention the struggles they have, some thinly veil their struggle or concerns, but if you listen you see it. Not just bands but if you listen hard enough you will hear the questions in your friends words, your associates, even maybe your family.

When I was younger in a different lifestyle, my friends would talk about faith, and what their obstacles of faith were, their longing to believe, but what they saw at services they might have attended and their understanding of God’s love  were two different things. They also had misunderstood some of the scripture because of how it was taught to them or they would switch it to their understanding. Different reasons but there was a longing, a stirring inside them. A stirring in people that most thought of as lost, poor souls that did not have a chance.

I felt at times that I was not strong enough to help them, I would try with a minimal effort. That has haunted me for a long time, because I have found that people that are considered lost because of their vocal disbelief or stance against ‘organized religion’ make the strongest Christians. They usually have an unflappable strength, God uses their strength that once made them a foe to Christianity, to now use that strength to show His truth and love. I enjoy the light in them because I feel that at times it is a light that fades in me, I see the fire burning inside of them even in their deifiance, and it is hard to see the light in me as I call myself a Christian.

I think that is the reason I go toward secular music at times, don’t get me wrong I enjoy Christian based music, but I also like to see the fire in the secular groups, even if it appears a little edgy at times, because if you continue to listen you might even notice a change that will challenge the strength of your own faith.

D.