Are we, the Church, protesting too much rather than understanding what Christ taught the apostles in Mark 9:40? “For the One whose is not against us is for us.” Like the men casting out demons in Christ’s name outside of Christ’s followers, perhaps its best we leave them alone and utilize the foundation of “inspiration” or “Interest” in Christ to formulate opportunities for us to expound on the Gospel.


At various times it has been said that a particular piece of music is the “song of our generation.” For the Boomers, it may well have been “Hey Jude” by the Beatles, or for Gen X, perhaps something like “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac. It is, admittedly, hard to pick just one. But it is a fruitful exercise to look at the artistic output of an age, particularly its music, as a way of understanding its people, the associated dreams and hurts, and the zeitgeist itself.