Wednesday, June 30, 2004
Year One
In honor of my rebirth day, (which was yesterday, procrastinator that I am) I have been putting together a "Year One" list of songs that I heard a lot on the radio, in church (or both) or just in my head.
"Natural Blues"(Moby): At the time, I thought that the lyrics were, "Don't nobody know my troubles WITH God," and I identified it with my own, um, kicking against the goads, shall we say? It turns out, the lyrics are actually "Don't nobody know my troubles BUT God," which is not nearly as clever, nor original for that matter. Oh well, A fine song none the less. (Although, isn't Moby a Buddhist?)
"Rest"(Skillet): This is one of the first songs I remember hearing early in my exploration of Christian music.
"He Reigns"(Newsboys): This song reminds me of the time I spent in Africa. (Perhaps it's the first line: "It's the song of the redeemed, rising from the African plains.") This song is also just so... happy, in dramatic contrast to the dark music I was used to.
"Gone"(Switchfoot): This band sounds A LOT like Third Eye Blind, if the latter were to become a Christian band. I never particularity cared for 3EB, but this song is pretty catchy.
"Spirit in the Sky": I always thought this was a cool song... if only it wasn't about Jesus? ... BUT being saved, I'm free to like it without reservation. Good deal. Originally by a fellow named Norman Greenbaum, but D.C. Talk does a nice little version.
"In Your Eyes": I heard this a lot last summer. Without changing a word (as far as I know) some chanteuse turned this Peter Gabriel tune into a worship song. (Although, I don't actually know who she is...?)
"Richest Man"(Dakona): Just one of those tunes that gets stuck in your head for days.
"O Praise Him"(David Crowder Band): As far as technical merit, I have nothing to say about this one, but for some reason I really like it.
"Grace Like Rain" (Todd Agnew): A very cool rework of a certain other song.
"Amazing Grace" (Traditional): That's the one.
"Unchanging"(Chris Tomlin), "Hallelujah (Your Love is Amazing)" (Brown/Doerksen): Two songs often performed by the church band. I used to get a little confused between them, ("Your love is amazing, steady and Unchanging") but they are both quite good.
"Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen): I have never actually heard this song all the way through, just clips of several versions by various artists. I learned how to play it (sort of) and, from the multiple versions of lyrics, compiled four verses that seemed appropriate to my particular situation.
"You Are My King (Amazing love)" (Newsboys): A good song to really drive the point home.
"Natural Blues"(Moby): At the time, I thought that the lyrics were, "Don't nobody know my troubles WITH God," and I identified it with my own, um, kicking against the goads, shall we say? It turns out, the lyrics are actually "Don't nobody know my troubles BUT God," which is not nearly as clever, nor original for that matter. Oh well, A fine song none the less. (Although, isn't Moby a Buddhist?)
"Rest"(Skillet): This is one of the first songs I remember hearing early in my exploration of Christian music.
"He Reigns"(Newsboys): This song reminds me of the time I spent in Africa. (Perhaps it's the first line: "It's the song of the redeemed, rising from the African plains.") This song is also just so... happy, in dramatic contrast to the dark music I was used to.
"Gone"(Switchfoot): This band sounds A LOT like Third Eye Blind, if the latter were to become a Christian band. I never particularity cared for 3EB, but this song is pretty catchy.
"Spirit in the Sky": I always thought this was a cool song... if only it wasn't about Jesus? ... BUT being saved, I'm free to like it without reservation. Good deal. Originally by a fellow named Norman Greenbaum, but D.C. Talk does a nice little version.
"In Your Eyes": I heard this a lot last summer. Without changing a word (as far as I know) some chanteuse turned this Peter Gabriel tune into a worship song. (Although, I don't actually know who she is...?)
"Richest Man"(Dakona): Just one of those tunes that gets stuck in your head for days.
"O Praise Him"(David Crowder Band): As far as technical merit, I have nothing to say about this one, but for some reason I really like it.
"Grace Like Rain" (Todd Agnew): A very cool rework of a certain other song.
"Amazing Grace" (Traditional): That's the one.
"Unchanging"(Chris Tomlin), "Hallelujah (Your Love is Amazing)" (Brown/Doerksen): Two songs often performed by the church band. I used to get a little confused between them, ("Your love is amazing, steady and Unchanging") but they are both quite good.
"Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen): I have never actually heard this song all the way through, just clips of several versions by various artists. I learned how to play it (sort of) and, from the multiple versions of lyrics, compiled four verses that seemed appropriate to my particular situation.
"You Are My King (Amazing love)" (Newsboys): A good song to really drive the point home.
Sunday, June 20, 2004
Anniversaries
Time is such fickle thing. I gave up trying to measure time in days and started using weeks awhile ago. They all go by so quickly. The years are a little trickier, some aspects go by quickly and others take forever.
This year is half over already. At least it would be if you start counting a year from January first, which I usually do not. So let's just say it's been a year.
April second came and went with no explanation. May 25th came and went. I have been to church every Sunday for a year. That's something. June 29th will have come and gone before I know it. Do we celebrate re-birthdays?
So this year went by fast didn't it? But it didn't really. My school has a new library, and ALL the time I spent there was just within the last year. I've lived in one place for a year, as opposed to the six moves in the prior two years. When I think of where I was living before, and the people I lived with and other friends I haven't seen in a year, that seems like a whole other lifetime. It's been a year since I plugged in the old "Scarecaster." Finally, I realized the very simple answer to a complicated question that has bothered me for a year, that answer being "More than beauty." Or perhaps, as someone once said, "You do not love a woman because she is beautiful, she is beautiful because you love her."
I don't really feel the need to come to a point, given that this site has not had any hits in months. I do have a couple of stories I would like to tell. I was reluctant to do so before because I did not know the endings. But things become less important as time goes by.
"Some stories are told, some are forgotten. Which will yours be?"
Perhaps I shall have a good day of fasting, prayer, and telling stories. We shall see.
This year is half over already. At least it would be if you start counting a year from January first, which I usually do not. So let's just say it's been a year.
April second came and went with no explanation. May 25th came and went. I have been to church every Sunday for a year. That's something. June 29th will have come and gone before I know it. Do we celebrate re-birthdays?
So this year went by fast didn't it? But it didn't really. My school has a new library, and ALL the time I spent there was just within the last year. I've lived in one place for a year, as opposed to the six moves in the prior two years. When I think of where I was living before, and the people I lived with and other friends I haven't seen in a year, that seems like a whole other lifetime. It's been a year since I plugged in the old "Scarecaster." Finally, I realized the very simple answer to a complicated question that has bothered me for a year, that answer being "More than beauty." Or perhaps, as someone once said, "You do not love a woman because she is beautiful, she is beautiful because you love her."
I don't really feel the need to come to a point, given that this site has not had any hits in months. I do have a couple of stories I would like to tell. I was reluctant to do so before because I did not know the endings. But things become less important as time goes by.
"Some stories are told, some are forgotten. Which will yours be?"
Perhaps I shall have a good day of fasting, prayer, and telling stories. We shall see.
