Well, when Ian left I hit the road running hard. I haven't been this busy in who knows how long. It's almost twelve, and I'm still awake making pecan bars - yummm...
Just got home from a Derek Webb/Sandra McCracken concert at the Watershed bookstore in Lexington. It was a bit crowded, but the music was well worth it. I have two observations about the crowd though...
1. I wonder if people my age are really trying to find the truth that Derek Webb sings about, or if they just use his songs to feed the rebel spirit they are already cultivating. I think Derek's truth-speaking comes from maturity. I may be cynical, but I hear a lot of people passing these ideas around, but not living like the ideas are truth. Who do you know who actually cares about the land? Or who lives in a house with two other couples and four single guys so they can be free to use their money in other ways? Or who really questions the church and its new laws?
2. For some people in the room, I wonder if Derek was just too much for them. I could almost hear it in their heads: strike 1, Derek saying that he doesn't like Christian radio because it's only half the truth; strike 2, including the infamous word "damn" in song lyrics; strike 3, "I am a whore, I do confess..."; and possibly a strike 4, daring to sing a song about protesting war. I myself do not consider any of these things strikes. If anything, for me they show that Derek is not afraid to question anything, and therefore is not afraid of the truth when he finds it.
4 comments:
yep, I agree with your observations.
I think another one of my questions would be, "Is Derek Webb living the songs he sings?"
ever so infrequently, he slides to the arrogant side. I am one who will assume he's living the songs he sings though.
Sometimes when we attempt to correct an omission, we leave out the part that was already there. This is what causes fans/imitators to go around approaching the rebellion immaturely.
"don't teach me moderation, I prefer a shot of grape juice," can only be understood in community. Serving up moderation among recovering addicts is not good Christianity. Paul teaches that. But Derek's line is clever and easier to quote. But it's only half the truth.
yeah, it's like what we talked about in class (so long ago). thinking outside the box is good, but if you're not careful, you'll just create your own box.
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