Good Coffee, Good Conversation
Posted by: David Bunch
Okay, now that I've returned from getting a fresh cup of joe lets get back to our discussion. (This New Orleans blend is great...)
Both Stu and Jared responded to my Bono comments with much verve and insight. In Stu's case you'll need to know some sort of Latin/French hybrid, but Jared made most of his comments in the mother tongue.
I can totally relate to Jared's comments having grown up in an Apostolic home as well (we did have Nintendo but I had to go next door to watch Scooby Do). I agree that guys like Bono can help guys like us understand the questions by framing them in a relevant way. And if you have the slightest penchant for things literary and/or cool, how can their music not be a major draw?
The only thing I'll add is that I've learned to be very careful in my music choices. And please note, this is just me-it may not be such a big deal to others. But I've found that I'm very susceptible to music and my mood and attitude can be greatly affected by what I'm listening to, even as an adult. So that's why I tend to err on the side of caution when it comes to music selection. As much as I love to dive into the pensive/moody/poet persona, I've found that I have to really channel that carefully because it can be destructive to God's work in me. So I guess what I'm saying is that there is a balance to be achieved.
And on that note, and to change the subject slightly, I don't know if you've all been introduced to this song Sweetly Broken by Jeremy Riddle, but I think its one of the best Christian songs to come out in a while. Very fresh lyrics and a great sound. I was very please to discover that he has a solo project debuting the first week in March!
Okay, now that I've returned from getting a fresh cup of joe lets get back to our discussion. (This New Orleans blend is great...)
Both Stu and Jared responded to my Bono comments with much verve and insight. In Stu's case you'll need to know some sort of Latin/French hybrid, but Jared made most of his comments in the mother tongue.
I can totally relate to Jared's comments having grown up in an Apostolic home as well (we did have Nintendo but I had to go next door to watch Scooby Do). I agree that guys like Bono can help guys like us understand the questions by framing them in a relevant way. And if you have the slightest penchant for things literary and/or cool, how can their music not be a major draw?
The only thing I'll add is that I've learned to be very careful in my music choices. And please note, this is just me-it may not be such a big deal to others. But I've found that I'm very susceptible to music and my mood and attitude can be greatly affected by what I'm listening to, even as an adult. So that's why I tend to err on the side of caution when it comes to music selection. As much as I love to dive into the pensive/moody/poet persona, I've found that I have to really channel that carefully because it can be destructive to God's work in me. So I guess what I'm saying is that there is a balance to be achieved.
And on that note, and to change the subject slightly, I don't know if you've all been introduced to this song Sweetly Broken by Jeremy Riddle, but I think its one of the best Christian songs to come out in a while. Very fresh lyrics and a great sound. I was very please to discover that he has a solo project debuting the first week in March!
I like the discussion between the blogs :)
Posted by
Liz |
Tue Jan 30, 12:55:00 PM 2007
I really relate to your comments about being extremely choosy in your music. I too loved to get wrapped up in the "pensive/moody/poet persona" via bands like Coldplay. But I realized that, though it wasn't inherently wrong or whatever to listen to them, since my mood and attitude is so affected by music (especially melancholy music like that) that it was doing more harm than good.
Posted by
chantell |
Tue Jan 30, 03:56:00 PM 2007