Echoes and Moments

A video photo menagerie of a powerful weekend in Ventura for our Fall Conference. Thanks for your prayers! Follow the link  here !

I'm not a huge fan of Christian music. The contemporary Christian music industry has not modeled business practices that transcend the bitter squabbles of the mainstream record labels, for one thing. For another, hearing ten versions of "Mighty To Save" is tiresome, and frankly not too flattering for the folks over at Hillsong. One popular artist named Michael Gungor articulates his thoughts on  this issue  in an interesting way.  But there are a few artists out there who have been able to speak truth from their spirits that bring the deepest issues out to play, trusting that it is better for God to see it out than to ignore it. One example is Future of Forestry, whose main songwriter recovered from a devastating personal drama to make incredibly innovative and passionate music. Listen to their stuff  here , and support them  here . To me, the best music directed towards God is honest. I've included some lyrics by one of the few bands that I think does this perfectl