Between Two Worlds

Denny Burk posts on the announcement that Derek Webb is rejoining Caedmon's Call, and that the reason they broke up in the first place was over The Prayer of Jabez!

The New Attitude blog recently interviewed Bob Kauflin about media, music, and the Bible. Below are the questions; head over to the interview to see Bob's answers.

• What Scriptures have informed your understanding of media (movies, music, books, magazines, web content) that you pursue?
• How do you try to apply those to your own life when you're making decisions about media?
• What about music specifically…
• Is music inherently good or bad? How does God's word see music?
• How do you pursue creativity and innovation with music while avoiding sin?
• Are the terms secular/Christian helpful when thinking of music? How do you apply a love for holiness when choosing music?

I believe I may have mentioned this site before, but I think it's still worth highlighting: Reformed Praise. Here is their summary:

Reformed Praise is a music ministry dedicated to bringing together the rich tradition of hymnody, especially from the reformers or those directly influenced by them, with the modern worship song movement. Sound like a bad idea? Please see our articles page for links to articles about reformed theology, worship, styles of music, and many other topics by various respected theologians and pastors pertaining to this issue.

We truly believe that an incredible wealth of worship music is being "lost" amidst a sea of often over-simplified contemporary praise choruses. Our worship songs should be full of biblical, rich, and powerful truth, truth that is all too often absent from modern worship songs. Hymns have long been a rich source of deep lyrics, but many traditional tunes used to sing these hymns hinder rather than help believers feel what they are singing. The modern worship styles (and there are many) offer a new arena to make these hymn texts come alive to new generations. When these classic and biblical texts are wed to contemporary tunes, the result is a truly powerful worship experience that enables God's truth to settle deep in our hearts and minds.