Just a quick post for now. I was reading the March edition of
Christianity Today and there was an interview with a religion professor named T. David Gordon, who recently authored a book titled,
Why Johnny Can't Sing Hymns: How Pop Culture Rewrote the Hymnal. There was one quote in the interview that really stuck out to me. Gordon is essentially asked, what's the problem with church music sounding like modern pop if it helps bring people into church? His response was
". . . it's like reaching the rich young ruler by throwing money at him."
He says much more in the interview of course, but that particular line really arrested me. Gordon is comparing the music played in contemporary evangelical worship services to something as superficial and dishonest as bribery. Something to think about . . .
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