Remember the poor (musicians)

Should Christian artists make money? If they do, should they give it all away, or just feel guilty about it?

Andrew Peterson has some great reflections about money, Rich Mullins, Barbeque's and FPS video games.

check it out here
   

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Dangerous Dancing With Andrew Peterson

A new album from Andrew Peterson is a major event in my universe and his latest Counting Stars is out soon.

So here's a few tasters. First the video for Dancing In The Minefields (read about Peterson's reasons for making a vid here)

Next there's a Twitter sized album review from Radar Radio and an Encyclopedia Britannica sized non-review from The Rabbit Room.


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Tuesday New & Links: Andrew Peterson & Uke Boy

Have I Got News for You. Andrew Peterson and his buddies are working on a new album somewhere in the snowy wastelands of Seattle. You can read his updates here
part two, part three, part four, part five,
(part one is just about travelling to the studio)
hear some snippets of the work in progress and see the guys larking about (as usual).

Someone who definitely takes his music way more seriously is this guy. He has the little guitar lick down cold and I love it when he starts making the 'rock guitarist face' but then you realise he's just got an itchy nose. Rock On. 



Last Sunday downloads of my songs hit 700 on the button. That's so cool. Most popular tunes are The Eglon Song, The Weight Of Glory (Live) and Great High Priest. If you were one of the downloaders thank you so much. I'm hoping to post some more new (and free) songs soon.

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Three Wise Men - #3 Brown On Syrup & A Classic Album

Jamie Brown @ Worthily Magnify has a good post called 'Say No To Syrup.'

he says There’s nothing wrong with syrup… on pancakes. There is a problem with syrup in church. It tastes sweet and it makes people feel happy, but it has no nutritional value. Half an hour after the service is over they’re hungry again. You’ve missed your chance to feed them eternal truth and you can’t get it back. Oh the deceptive allure of syrup. How do you know if you're getting syrupy? Try asking the following... Is Jesus presented as the glorious Savior or as a cuddly little baby?... Will [the visitor] hear predictable, fluffy, Ford Taurus commercial background music – or will he hear the good news of the Gospel?... Does the song reference there being snow on the ground?... Does it “beat around the ‘gospel bush’”?

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Jamie also took the time to big up Andrew Peterson’s “Behold the Lamb of God” as one of the all time greatest Christmas CDs. I heartily concur with his comments


[It] masterfully tells the story of salvation in twelve songs. The first five songs deal with themes such as the Passover, Israel’s longing for a King...“Matthew’s Begats” [is] the genealogy of Jesus Christ set to a bluegrass tune. It works. Really. I can’t say enough good things about this album. It’s full of rich, biblical truth, and tells this familiar story in a fresh way. I only have one small quibble with a phrase he uses on the first song, “Gather Round Ye Children”, where he says Jesus “gave up his pride and came here to die like a man”...that phrase could be seen as implying that...Jesus was prideful, and the wording of Jesus coming to “die like a man” might be a bit confusing. All in all, though, a fantastic CD and a good resource for some special songs to sing during Advent. And the rest of the year too.

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Family Man

Andrew Peterson has written a beautiful song called 'Family man' accompanied by an equally wonderful video. He's thoughtful writer well worth checking out further.

To be a pilgrim saw it first.

Labour Of Love

At our recent Christmas meeting we sang a beautiful song by Andrew Peterson called Labour Of Love. A few people have asked me about it so I thought I'd post it. It's performed here by Jill Phillips & her husband Andy Gullahorn.



From the same concert (and album) Andrew Peterson performing Matthew's Begats.




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