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🗓️ 13 July 2024
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Host Curtis Chang and Good Faith contributor Andy Crouch strike a chord in their exploration of the dynamics of modern Christian worship music. Their conversation covers the ways that average Christians are becoming limited in their singing abilities, the concert-like performance style of worship leaders in our sanctuaries, and the commercial influence of Contemporary Christian Music (CCM). Curtis and Andy contend a musical reformation in the worship lives of believers is needed urgently today, and offer some practical tips on how to get started.
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0:00.0 | Hey everyone, before we get started with the main good faith topic, I wanted to say a little bit about what is happening in our political moment. |
0:08.0 | Like many of you, I've been watching whether Biden will drop out of the presidential race after his disastrous debate performance and what has been emerging troubling about his decline in his mental fitness. |
0:22.0 | Now for the record, I absolutely think he should drop out of the race |
0:26.2 | for the greater good. But before talking more about this topic I've been |
0:31.2 | waiting for the events to unfold more so we can explore the deeper spiritual |
0:36.0 | meanings evolved. My intention for good faith is to provide for all of you listeners a deeper examination |
0:42.4 | of the world than just the most current update |
0:45.1 | or the hottest take. |
0:46.3 | And sometimes that's best done by letting things in the world play out a bit. |
0:51.2 | So please know that I do want to get to this topic and I hope you'll wait for that. |
0:55.7 | In the meantime I do have an encouragement for all of our listeners. |
1:01.2 | What will happen for us as a country will largely be the |
1:05.7 | product of what happens inside the mind and heart of Joe Biden in the upcoming |
1:11.4 | weeks? And while I think it's fine to read the latest news Joe Biden in the upcoming weeks. |
1:12.8 | And while I think it's fine to read the latest news analysis |
1:15.6 | or the hottest social media post about this |
1:18.1 | or that evidence of a cognitive decline |
1:20.2 | or to trade with our friends concern or outrage or anxiety. |
1:25.0 | That's all fine, but I'm struck about just how deeply personal of an experience this is going on and this is really something that is like I said happening deep in the heart and mind of a person |
1:37.6 | Joe Biden and I'm struck that the most consistent encouragement that scripture has for us in how we relate to our |
1:46.4 | political leaders is not that we get the latest update or worry and fret about what they will |
1:52.0 | or will not do. |
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