If Larry Norman Were Alive Today He'd Ask, "Why Should The Devil Have All The Good Music"?
In 1969 Christian rocker Larry Norman wrote a song to the church asking, "Why should the devil have all the good music?" I think he'd ask it again today of the average church worship team and leader inside their sound reinforced walls. What do most Christians listen to outside of church? Not the unofficial "hymnal" of CCLI that gets distributed to hundreds of thousands of churches. Oh yes, some do. But most have their Spotify seeded with pop, country, indy, hip hop or other genres. And those songs are talking about LIFE and doing it with some artistry and poetry. Or at least maybe trying to. We have left the marketplace ministry and now only the world addresses those themes with any specifics via music. They tell gripping personal stories, but then resolve them....not always with God's best. Contemporary Christian music style eventually moved into the churches en masse. Yet I think he'd ask the very same question today of these churches: Why are you s...