{Insert.Life.Here}
CHL played their final show in Nashville, TN on June 11th, 2011. I had the privilege of making a short vid of the day.
(Source: vimeo.com)
This is, by far, my favorite live concert picture of all time.
I can’t quite put into words what I’m thinking, but this picture is amazing…
Submitted by rainbowbonkers
No such thing…
Here is a blog post from Jon Foreman. I first read this over 5 years ago and the thoughts still stick with me today. I will always wrestle with the intrinsic relationship of faith+art, and I am thankful to be able to do so.
“It’s 2:30am in Philly. We’ve been hitting it hard lately… very hard! The road is long and worthy of resting for. But I just read a question worthy of response. First off, thank you for your compliments. I would love to speak to all of you in person as I’ve had some great conversations so far this tour and look forward to many more. To be honest, this question grieves me because I feel that it represents a much bigger issue than simply a couple SF tunes. In true Socratic form, let me ask you a few questions:
Does Lewis or Tolkien mention Christ in any of their fictional series?
Are Bach’s sonata’s Christian?
What is more Christ-like, feeding the poor, making furniture, cleaning bathrooms, or painting a sunset?
There is a schism between the sacred and the secular in all of our modern minds. The view that a pastor is more “Christian” than a girls volleyball coach is flawed and heretical. The stance that a worship leader is more spiritual than a janitor is condescending and flawed. These different callings and purposes further demonstrate God’s sovereignty. Many songs are worthy of being written. Switchfoot will write some, Keith Green, Bach, and perhaps yourself have written others. Some of these songs are about redemption, others about the sunrise, others about nothing in particular: written for the simple joy of music. None of these songs has been born again, and to that end there is no such thing as Christian music.
No. Christ didn’t come and die for my songs, he came for me. Yes. My songs are a part of my life. But judging from scripture I can only conclude that our God is much more interested in how I treat the poor and the broken and the hungry than the personal pronouns I use when I sing. I am a believer. Many of these songs talk about this belief. An obligation to say this or do that does not sound like the glorious freedom that Christ died to afford me. I do have an obligation, however, a debt that cannot be settled by my lyrical decisions
My life will be judged by my obedience not my ability to confine my lyrics to this box or that. We all have a different calling; Switchfoot is trying to be obedient to who we are called to be. We’re not trying to be Audio A or U2 or POD or Bach: we’re trying to be Switchfoot. You see, a song that has the words: “Jesus Christ” is no more or less “Christian” than an instrumental piece. (I’ve heard lot’s of people say jesus christ and they weren’t talking about their redeemer.) You see, Jesus didn’t die for any of my tunes. So there is no hierarchy of life or songs or occupation only obedience.
We have a call to take up our cross and follow. We can be sure that these roads will be different for all of us. Just as you have one body and every part has a different function, so in Christ we who are many form one body and each of us belongs to all the others. Please be slow to judge “brothers” who have a different calling and thank you for reading.”
Killer video. Tells a pretty complex story with no words and footage that feels chaotic. Watch all of it if you have time.
1st Cinematic Iphone Movie
I’ve been following Phillip Bloom for a couple of years now and I must say he is always thinking outside of the box…Here is a project that they were unsuccessful at obtaining funding for, but still nonetheless very innovative.
One of the coolest Banksy pieces that I’ve seen via:
Banksy
And so it begins….
Today, I have the weird desire to start a blog…..my first and only blog ever. This is mainly for my own purposes of remembering life…and being inspired by people cooler than me…more thoughts later. Peace and Blessings
just a random video i made. inspired by some street musicians
A profile of the people, places, and things that inspire me....
