Podcast appearances and mentions of Larry Norman

Christina Hello, everyone, I'm Christina Darnell, the managing editor of MinistryWatch. Welcome to the MinistryWatch podcast. In today's extra episode, I talk with Warren Smith about some news items that are slightly (even significantly) outside of our normal charity and philanthropy “beat.” So, Warren, what's up first? Warren Microfinancing is taking a beating in the media these days. In the 1990s and 2000s, microfinancing was all the rage. The basic idea was to give entrepreneurs who could not qualify for loans at traditional banks an opportunity to take out a small loan to finance income producing activities. Christina Women could buy sewing machines and take in tailoring and alteration work to support her family. Men could buy motorcycles to take them to job sites or pick up trucks to start a hauling or construction business. Warren That's exactly the idea. But new reporting by the Wall Street Journal questions the effectiveness of such microfinancing activities. It is also interesting that Christian ministries who got on the microfinancing bandwagon (Opportunity International, Hope International, Five Talents, and others) are now pivoting to savings groups, financial literacy, and broader economic development because the evidence for traditional microcredit has been more mixed than early advocates expected. Christina Something else that's been in the news this week has been Steven Spielberg's new movie “Disclosure Day.” Warren The new movie is being touted as a “takedown” of Christianity. Spielberg suggested that the discovery of extraterrestrial life would create a crisis for the Christian faith. Christina But a lot of Christian apologists have weighed in on this question and they say that's not accurate. Warren That is right. I've got to confess that I'm skeptical of extraterrestrial life on other planets, at least life on any planets within reach. There's some evidence of water on the moon and on Mars, so we might find some type of organism there, and that would be interesting. But I think we can see deeply enough into space to suggest that there's nothing significant nearby. Christina But even if there was, nothing about Christian doctrine would be challenged by the discovery of extraterrestrial life. Warren I think that's right. Christians from C.S. Lewis to Larry Norman (in his song “Unidentified Flying Object”) have written about this idea, and it is interesting but innocuous in terms of its threat to Christianity. A more troubling aspect of Spielberg's film, according to Rod Dreher, is its overt Gnosticism, and ancient heresy that keeps getting re-heated and half-baked by modernists and post-modernists. Christina So what is Gnosticism? Warren Gnosticism is a collection of ancient religious movements that taught that salvation comes through secret spiritual knowledge (gnosis) that awakens the divine spark within humans and frees them from the material world. To read Dreher's critique of the film, click here. My friends John Stonestreet and Tim Padget over at The Colson Center have also written intelligently about this movie. You can find their commentary at www.BreakPoint.org. By the way, the film is getting decent reviews and is performing well at the box office, taking in $44 million its first weekend, against a $110 million production budget. Christina This week marks the anniversary of the death of someone you hold in high regard. Can you tell us about John Dyer? Warren If you find self-promoting (and, too often, self-destructive) Christian celebrities distasteful, John Dyer could be your palate cleanser. He lived in the 1800s, and he helped bring Christianity to the American West as a Methodist circuit riding preacher. A church he founded in the resort town of Breckenridge is still in operation. He also ended up in the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. To find out why, read this piece, which I wrote a year ago, but which I call your attention to this week because it is the 125th anniversary of his death. Christina And you've been turning your eye toward Europe this week. Why? Warren Culturally speaking, things are strange in Europe right now. Birth rates are plummeting there even more than here. This fact will have profound economic and societal implications in the years ahead. I visited Spain 15 years ago and wrote about what I saw there for WORLD Magazine. (And here.) Here are the headlines from that story: Large, gorgeous, empty churches, an economy that lacked confidence, and conservative political parties hunkered down. Christina But that was, as you said, 15 years ago. Today, things have changed somewhat. Warren The economy is better, though not great. Center-right conservatives, represented by the Partido Popular, have been overtaken by the far-right Vox party. I started thinking about this when I read that Franklin Graham recently did a crusade in Madrid that attracted 10,000 people. That sounds like a lot until you realize that the musician Bad Bunny attracted 60,000 on the same night. Read my friend Bruce Bower's account of what is happening in Spain here. Christina Another high-profile event this week was the UFC fights at the White House. Do you have any thoughts about that? Warren Christians often talk about the “good, true, and beautiful” as if they are separate things. They are not, these three qualities are unitary, of-a-piece. Something cannot be really TRUE or GOOD unless it is also BEAUTIFUL. Something that is ugly or banal aesthetically is also, to that extent, also less true and less good. These are ideas to consider as we assess the events of June 14, which was — in my view — another “wag the dog” spectacle designed to distract the masses. Juvenal had a phrase for it: panem et circenses. Bread and circuses. He also said that such spectacles were a sign of a nation in decline. Christina Any final thoughts before we go? Warren If you have not discovered our YouTube channel, check it out here. We now have nearly 200 videos there, and they have attracted tens of thousands of views. Subscribe, like, and share to spread the word about our work. I am in Albuquerque next month. If you live in the Land of Enchantment, one of my favorite states, reach out to me. I would love to share a meal or a cup of coffee with you. My email is wsmith@ministrywatch.com. We'd love to have your financial support as we approach our fiscal year end. Just go to www.ministrywatch.com/donate Christina The producer for today's program is Jeff McIntosh. I'm Christina Darnell, along with Warren Smith. Until next time, may God bless you.  

Ein Vortrag von Larry Norman auf der E21-Konferenz 2026.

Es curioso que los cuatro pioneros del "rock and roll" que formaban el "cuarteto del millón de dólares" (Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins y Jerry Lee Lewis) no sólo venían de un medio evangélico, sino particularmente pentecostal. Aunque algunos eran de origen bautista, los cuatro fueron atraídos a las "reuniones de avivamiento" de las Asambleas de Dios, la denominación pentecostal más numerosa de Estados Unidos, que ya en 1936 contaba con ciento cincuenta mil miembros. En esta serie de programas de "El sueño se ha acabado" queremos profundizar en la atormentada fe de algunos de ellos, comenzando con el recientemente fallecido Jerry Lee Lewis (1935-2022), que se cría con su primo, el tele-predicador Jimmy Swaggart en el profundo Sur de Estados Unidos. Ambos se debaten entre el Espíritu Santo y las tentaciones del diablo. Van juntos a una escuela bíblica y viven un escándalo tras otro. Ven el "rock" como la música del pecado y el "country" como la de la culpa, mientras que sólo los himnos son para Dios. Tras el clásico de Jerry Lee Lewis con su enigmático título bíblico, "Grandes bolas de fuego" (Great Balls of Fire), escuchamos escenas de la versión doblada al castellano de la película del mismo titulo que hizo Jim McBride en 1989 sobre su vida, así como sus recuerdos en una entrevista en el estudio Sun de Memphis, donde comenzó su carrera. Lewis habla de su educación en las Asambleas de Dios y la pregunta que le hizo a Elvis sobre si iban camino del Cielo o del Infierno. José de Segovia cuenta el principio de su vida en este primer programa de la serie. Oímos canciones de uno de sus raros álbumes de "country gospel" (In Lovng Memories y The Lily of the Valley), junto a las grabaciones que hizo con Elvis, Cash y Penkins en el estudio Sun de Memhis de espirituales como "Jesús andó aquel valle solitario" (Jesus Walked That Lonesome Valley) y "No puedo hacerlo yo solo" (I Just Can´t Make It By Myself), Escuchamos también el tema que les dedicó Larry Norman con la pregunta de "¿Por qué tiene que tener el diablo toda la buena música? (Why Should The Devil Have All The Good Music?). El diseño sonoro, la realización técnica y las composiciones con IA de música instrumental que suenan de fondo, son de Daniel Panduro.

Nos guste o no, la vida está en la ciudad. Esto no es algo nuevo. Los grandes movimientos de población se han dirigido siempre a los grandes centros urbanos. En el libro de los Hechos el Evangelio se extiende por las ciudades. En el capítulo 18 llega a Corinto desde Antioquía, siguiendo hasta Efeso, la ciudad comercial más importante del Asia Menor. Stevie Wonder creció en una de esas familias bautistas afroamericanas que se traslada a Detroit a mediados del siglo pasado, buscando trabajo. En 1973 contó la experiencia del chico negro que deja la pobreza y la discriminación de Mississippi en la Segunda Gran Migración, para ir a Nueva York. Allí se encuentra la droga y el abuso policial que le lleva injustamente a la cárcel, "Viviendo para la ciudad" (Living For The City). En la soledad de la ciudad nace también la canción de Gustavo Cerati (1959-2014), que como un nuevo Icaro vuela sobre Buenos Aires contemplando el malestar urbano. Es "En la ciudad de la furia" (1996), donde el trío de Soda Stereo traslada el sonido de grupos británicos de los 80 como The Police o The Cure al ámbito latinoamericano, convirtiéndose en la banda más popular e importante del rock en español en ese continente. Una de las canciones que quedó fuera del mítico álbum de Bruce Springsteen, "The River" (1980), nos invita a encontrarle en la ciudad (Meet Me In The City). Para este monaguillo de Nueva Jersey, esa es la tentación de la Gran Manzana, un lugar para huir, pero también para descubrir "la oscuridad al borde de la ciudad". El cine del catalán Cesc Gay muestra desde principios de este siglo los engaños y mentiras de la vida, "En la ciudad" (2003). En una época obsesionada por la visibilidad y la transparencia de "salir del armario", el cine de Gay nos enfrenta al hecho de que todos tenemos secretos. Nos escondemos detrás de tantas máscaras como el personaje de la actriz de origen guineano Vicenta Ndongo, cuando engaña al marido que hace Eduard Fernández y él prefiere no decirle que lo sabe. Es el delito del profesor que hace el actor de origen alemán Àlex Brendemühl, cuando tiene relaciones sexuales con una alumna menor de edad, sobrina de un amigo suyo. O las relaciones lesbianas que esconde la madre que hace Mónica López, sin que lo sepa su marido. Escuchamos algunos diálogos de la película, comentados por José de Segovia a la luz del texto de Hechos, sobre la música del cuarteto de Charlie Haden (1937-2014). "Atrapados entre estas voces de sirena / uno tiene demasiadas opciones", cantaba Mark Heard (1951-1992) a las "Victimas de este tiempo" (Victims Of The Age 1982) El cantautor de Macon (Georgia) se dio a conocer con su primer disco en plena Revolución por Jesús en 1970. Está en la comunidad del pensador cristiano Francis Schaeffer en Suiza de L´Abri, donde conoce a Larry Norman, grabando luego para su sello en California. Murió de un ataque al corazón en el escenario del festival de la Gente de Jesús de Chicago llamado Cornerstone, cuando había aparecido en un disco con Windham Hill e iba a grabar con la casa de Bruce Cockburn en Canadá, distribuida por Columbia de Sony en Estados Unidos, pero Dios tenía otros planes para él. Acabamos el programa con la esperanza de la ciudad, "Donde las calles no tienen nombre" (Where The Streets Have No Name), grabada en vivo por la banda irlandesa U2 en el estadio del Diablo del Sol en Tempe (Arizona) a finales de 1987, como aparece en la película "Rattle & Hum". El periodista musical evangélico Steve Turner escribió el libro oficial que acompaña al filme, a la vez que proporcionaba muchas lecturas a Bono, para profundizar en la fe cristiana que había conocido de adolescente en una comunidad de Dublin con otros dos de los cuatro miembros del grupo, The Edge y Larry.

¿De qué hablamos cuando hablamos de Dios? Si la religión resulta tan confusa es porque Dios es para muchas personas solamente un nombre por el que entienden cosas muy diferentes. Por eso Pablo se propone hablar en Atenas de "El Dios no conocido" (Hechos 17). La sintonía de nuestro programa tiene esta vez una de las conocidas versiones de la canción que popularizó Nat King Cole. Es la que hizo Chuck Berry en 1961. Oímos luego "Las preguntitas sobre Dios" que se hizo el argentino Atahualpa Yupanqui en 1969. Nos muestra como muchos rechazan la idea de Dios por su relación con la opresión del pobre. Todos tenemos la idea de que si hay un Dios, tiene que ser más grande que nosotros, pero Pete Townshend lo buscaba en su interior. Seguía las enseñanzas del gurú indio Meher Baba desde 1967, que escribe "Fe en algo mayor" (Faith In Something Bigger). La canción se publicó finalmente en el álbum de The Who de 1974. El músico que conocemos como Sting, Gordon Summer, tuvo una educación muy católica, aunque su madre era anglicana. Su evidente interés por la religión ha sido estudiado en libros incluso de profesores universitarios como Evyatar Marienberg de París (Sting and religion). Canciones como "Oh, mi Dios" (O My God) con The Police en 1983 son auténticas oraciones a un Dios que parece demasiado lejos. Pocos autores como Flannery O´Connor (1925-1964) han sido capaces de retratar una cultura "perseguida por Dios"(Haunted by God), como la americana del profundo Sur. Esta escritora convertida al catolicismo murió pronto de cáncer, pero dejó una novela como "Sangre sabia" (1952). llevada al cine por John Huston en 1979. Su protagonista nos muestra cómo la negación de la fe por este predicador de la Iglesia sin Cristo no es en el fondo más que una afirmación de la verdad cristiana. José de Segovia la comenta con algunas escenas de la versión doblada al castellano y la música de la banda sonora original de Alex North, junto a otras creadas por la Inteligencia Artificial. El cantante escocés de The Waterboys, Mike Scott, anuncio en su "Canción de Glastonbury" (Glastonbury Song) que había "encontrado a Dios donde siempre estaba". Apareció en el sexto álbum de la banda en 1993 (Dream Harder) con la batería de Carla Azar y desde entonces no falta en ninguno de sus conciertos. El tema con el que despedimos nuestro programa es uno de los más brillantes de Larry Norman, el más conocido portavoz de la Revolución por Jesús. Tiene un aire del cabaret berlinés de los años 20 o 30, pero la solía interpretar en vivo a finales del siglo pasado. La oímos en la versión del álbum que publicó en 1999 con el títiulo de "Rough Street Love Letter".

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This week we start our dive into Jesus Music pioneer Larry Norman

Si Dios está ahí, la vida tiene sentido. No entendemos por qué pasan las cosas, pero eso lo único que significa es que tenemos una mente limitada. La Biblia nos muestra que nuestra existencia tiene un propósito. Y ese está en la bondad de Dios, aunque no la veamos claramente. Jacobo fue muerto y Pedro liberado de la cárcel (Hechos 12), ¿por qué Dios permite que uno viva y el otro no? No entendemos la Providencia de Dios, pero la muerte no es el fin, como nos recuerda la Hermana Rossetta Tharpe (1915-1973) en el espiritual tradicional americano atribuido a Claude Ely (1922-1978), un predicador y cantautor de Virginia que escribió esta canción, enfermo de tuberculosis. La esperanza de este cántico en que tu cuerpo no quedará en la tumba, cobra especial energía con la guitarra eléctrica de la pionera en unir el góspel al rock´n´roll, tan admirada por Keith RIchards de los Rolling Stones. . Todavía "tenemos hambre y somos perseguidos / luchamos con el dolor / y perdemos la lucha", canta Randy Stonehilll, el músico hippy convertido en la Revolución por Jesús con Larry Norman, que en el año 81 graba ahora de la mano de Terry Scott Taylor, el artista más original del Rock de Jesús, que hizo hace medio siglo la "marciana" banda de Daniel Amos. La honestidad de estos músicos te muestra los claroscuros de la fe. John Gorka es un curioso músico cristiano de folk. Es estadounidense, pero de origen vasco y estuvo relacionado en los 90 con el sello de música instrumental Windham Hill. Su canción "El amor es la cruz que hemos de llevar" (Love Is Our Cross To Bear 1987) habla de cómo seguir a Jesús supone también dolor y sufrimiento. El teólogo luterano ejecutado por los nazis. Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) es considerado un mártir por muchos, aunque él nunca se vio así. Una nueva película ha traído su nombre a la pantalla con el sorprendente título original de “Pastor, espía, asesino” (2024), convertido en España simplemente en “Espía”. Si las producciones del estudio formado por los hermanos mormones Harmon, Angel, no se caracterizan por su gran fidelidad, el filme de Todd Komarnicki traspasa ya todos los límites de falsificación de la historia. Cualquier parecido con la realidad es pura coincidencia. José de Segovia la analiza con el fondo instrumental de la banda sonora original de Antonio Pinto y Gabriel Ferreira, así como la de John Ottman para "Valkiria" (2008), la película que hizo Bryan SInger con Tom Cruise sobre la misma conspiración contra Hitler en la que participó Bonhoeffer. Escuchamos también la canción que hizo para la banda sonora, la cantante cristiana Lauren Daigle (Then I Will), tan fuera de lugar como la historia que ilustra. Muy diferente es la honesta y profunda reflexión sobre la fe que ha hecho siempre el maravilloso músico canadiense Bruce Cockburn, convertido al cristianismo en los años 60, pero especialmente conocido por su militancia política desde los años 80. "Rondando la celda" (Pacing The Cage 1996) nos recuerda los pensamientos que pudo tener Pedro en prisión: "A veces el mejor mapa no puede guiarte / No puedes ver lo que hay al otro lado de la curva / A veces el camino te lleva por lugares oscuros / ¡Estoy cayendo de nuevo, Señor! / ¡Dulce Jesús, escucha cuando llamo tu nombre!".

This weeks podcast looks at the New World Order, as envisaged by Mark Carney and the WEF - including Konstantin Kisin;  Mark Carney; Euthanasia for the Disabled in Canada; Banning the Bible in Canada; Rod Dreher; Davos; the Collapse of the Climate Change Bank; Iran and Davos;  Country of the Week - Switzerland;  Feedback; Cleanliness throughout the World;  Trump's ignorance on Allied Soldiers; Hate Crimes Law in Australia; Shabana's Pantopticon;  Abortion growth in the UK; The Covid Vaccine not a Vaccine; Betting on the Second Coming;  and the Final Word - Psalm 100.  With music from Tom Macdonald and Adam Colhoun; New Order; Megadeath; Yodelling Slim Clark; Deep Purple; Stephanie Martin; Van Morrison; and Larry Norman

Larry Norman aus der Leipzig English Church hat uns besucht und uns ermutigt, fest im Glauben zu stehen.

#rianjohnson #knivesout #wakeupdeadman Rian Johnson returns as writer and director of the 3rd installment of the "Knives Out" franchise. Along the way Steve reaches into his Evangelical experiences to suggest Johnson may have made the best faith based "Christian" film of the year. ** Deep Dive Movie Reviews contain spoilers ** 0:00 - Intro 0:45 - Watching films in cinema rather than at home 2:20 - Wake Up Dead Man is about storytelling 3:40 - The Best Christian film of 2025? 7:01 - Why the film had Steve within the first 5 minutes? 9:10 - The scene that impacted James personally 13:45 - Wake Up explores how faith can offer a better story 17:10 - Rian Johnson demonstrates a real knowledge of "whodunit" lore 19:45 - Why Johnson used a Catholic Church setting rather than an Evangelical 25:39 - The Larry Norman needle drop 31:10 - Final score for "Wake Up Dead Man"

En un mundo tan complejo como el nuestro, el hombre no renuncia a buscar la clave oculta que le permita resolver sus problemas y encontrar la seguridad que necesita. No importa cuánto avance la ciencia o la tecnología, el ser humano tiene una sed insaciable de conocer las fuerzas que determinan su vida. No podemos separar la búsqueda de lo oculto de esa ansía irreprimible por descubrir el sentido trascendental de nuestra existencia. De ahí nace la tentación de lo mágico, que encarna Simón en el octavo capítulo del libro de los Hechos. Tras la sintonía de nuestro programa (Ruta 66 por Nat King Cole), escuchamos la canción del grupo América, "Puedes hacer magia" (You Can Do Magic 1982). Esta banda nace cuando tres hijos de militares estadounidenses, residentes en Londres, se juntan para hacer música en 1970. Sus armonías vocales unidas a melodías folk crean un rock basado en guitarras acústicas de gran éxito. A esa primera época le sigue un periodo de 1974 hasta el 79 bajo la dirección del productor de los Beatles, George Martin, que Dan Peek (1950-2011) deja el grupo en 1977 al convertirse a la fe cristiana, tras abusar del alcohol y la droga. Se convierte así en uno de los pioneros de la llamada "música cristiana contemporánea" en el sello que comienza el cantante y actor Pat Boone, para grabar artistas pop que fueran más allá de los cánticos de alabanza. El "enfant terrible" de esa escena en los 80 fue el hijo de un pastor bautista llamado Steve Taylor. Desde su primer disco fue alguien controvertido por sus criticas al cristianismo norteamericano. El año 87 publica su tercer álbum de larga duración con un título, "Yo predigo" (I Predict), que hace sátira de un libro y un programa de televisión de un predicador llamado Lester Sumrall. Hasta la portada del disco es polémica, al ser acusado de usar motivos ocultistas en ella. La canción "Svengali" lleva el nombre de una persona que uno descubre como siniestramente manipuladora. El hechizo que produce tal fascinación está bien descrito en la canción de Siouxsie & The Banshees (Spellbound). El tema que apareció en el disco "Ju Ju" (1980) dio a conocer la estética más oscura de la onda siniestra del post-punk, que encarnaba esta cantante londinense que inspiró la imagen de Alaska en España. Ella comienza con el guitarrista y productor Marco Pirroni, junto al batería de trágico final de los Sex Pistols, Sid Vicious, en 1976. Hacían una improvisación de veinte minutos sobre la oración modelo de Jesús, el llamado Padre Nuestro. Hablamos con estas canciones sobre Simón el Mago en la historia y el texto bíblico. La reciente película "La secta" (2024) se llama originalmente "Un sacrificio". Es la primera película que escribe y dirige la hija de Ridley Scott, el autor de "Alien" o "Blade Runner". Presenta a Eric Bana como un profesor americano en Berlín, que enseña psicología social allí, un tiempo que está separado de su esposa. Viene su hija a verla, que hace la pelirroja de la serie Stranger Things, Entra en un contacto con un chico que sigue a una maestra espiritual que une la ecología con la meditación. José de Segovia comenta la historia a la luz del libro de Hechos con el fondo instrumental de la banda sonora original de Volker Bertelmann. Acabamos el programa con dos canciones que advierten sobre el engaño de esta espiritualidad esotérica, que confunde la fe con la magia. La primera es el clásico de Larry Norman, "¡Olvida tu hexagrama!", que graba el cantante "hippy" cristiano para la Capitol en 1969, cuando conoce a alguien que vivía dominado por la astrología y el Tarot. La escuchamos en la versión en vivo de las llamadas Cintas de Israel, que graban un concierto benéfico que dio en la Universidad de California en Los Ángeles (UCLA) en 1974. "La chispa en la oscuridad" (Spark In The Dark) es el tema que da título al segundo álbum que graban en 1977 los tres músicos de Bob Dylan que se convierten al cristianismo en la gira que dio por todo el país hace medio siglo, la Rolling Thunder Revue, justo antes de su profesión de fe. El cantante del grupo, T-Bone Burnett, es hoy probablemente la figura más destacada de Nashville, músico, productor y creador de muchas bandas sonoras, como David Mansfield. el otro miembro del trío junto a Steven Soles, que renueva la llamada "música cristiana contemporánea" con el sonido de la "nueva ola" de los 80. Su canción nos habla de la Luz que disipa toda oscuridad.

In our season three finale, we tell the full story of Steve Scott's lost records that Larry Norman produced in 1978, but never released. Moving Pictures (and its companion Close Ups) were victims of short-sighted Christian music industry executives and a myriad of bad circumstances after being recorded and they have lived in lore among frustrated record collectors for decades. Now they are close to finally being released. As Larry Norman was dying in 2008 he made a last request of his brother, who goes by Charles Normal, to ensure that the Steve Scott records be released someday. Charles has digitized the original tracks and mixed them for the first time and now he and Steve are raising money on Kickstarter to give the albums a proper release. Steve and Charles join us today to tell the full story and play some of the never-before-published songs. The Steve Scott Kickstarter---Do you have a Christian rock story to tell? Want to respond to this episode? Want to contribute to our Christmas Special? Leave us a message at ‪(629) 204-4264‬.If Rock That Doesn't Roll is important to you, support us on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/rtdr (join via the website, not the iOS app for a 30% discount)Or make a one-time donation: https://coff.ee/rtdrIf you can't afford a donation, please tell five friends about the show.You can connect with us on Instagram or by emailing RTDRpod@gmail.comSign up for our Substack to keep up with show developments.Buy RTDR merch here.

THIS IS A PREVIEW. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT FRUITLESS ON PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141EPISODE ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/posts/142209377The final episode of horror month! On today's episode, Josiah, Jackal, and Josh discuss John Darnielle's novel Wolf in White Van. Ambiguous on whether it's a proper horror novel, Josh compares and contrasts the book with The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty, exploring youthful self-destruction and the darker side of human imagination. This episode is pretty heavy, and it comes with a pretty strong content warning regarding discussion of suicide and self-harm. Music by Larry Norman and SHADE08 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Hace falta valor para decir ciertas cosas. Cuando vemos el nacimiento de la Iglesia en Pentecostés, nos preguntamos cómo pudieron aquellos temerosos discípulos de Jesús enfrentar la persecución de judíos y romanos: ¿Cómo pudo Pedro, después de negarle aquella noche, dar valeroso testimonio de Jesús a todos los que estaban en Jerusalén? La explicación es sobrenatural. Fue por el poder del Espíritu Santo que nos habla de Cristo resucitado. Tras escuchar la sintonía de nuestro programa de "Ruta 66" a cargo del italiano Riccardo Ferranti, escuchamos el llamamiento del grupo sueco Jerusalem a anunciar el mensaje del Reino, "Al servicio de Su Majestad". La banda del espectacular cantante Ulf Christiansson, se forma en Gotemburgo en 1975 para dar testimonio de Jesús con un "rock" tan "duro" que anuncia ya el "metal". Un grupo que hacía ese mismo tipo de música en Chicago como parte de la comunidad de la Gente de Jesús de hippies convertidos al cristianismo, Resurrection Band, les descubrieron en Inglaterra en el festival cristiano de Greenbelt, La gira americana de Jerusalem en 1985 fue recogida en un disco que lleva el título de este tema (In His Makesty Service). Otro grupo formado en la Revolución por Jesús en 1974 al sur de California, La Última Banda de Jubal, cambia su nombre en el 76 a Daniel Amos, al grabar su primer álbum de "country-rock" en el sello de la Capilla Calvario de Costa Mesa, Maranatha! Su líder Terry Scott Taylor graba en él una canción a un compañero de colegio del que se burlaban porque leía la Biblia y hacía una oración antes de comer. Al llegar el músico a la fe, lamenta su crueldad y reconoce que Guillermo (William) puso la semilla de la fe en él, que ha brotado ahora que ha llegado a creer. Tras dejar la droga con la ayuda de Larry Norman en Los Angeles con la Revolución por Jesús, Randy Stonehill publica su primer álbum en 1971 con la ayuda del cantante y actor evangélico Pat Boone, que publica también el primer disco de Jerusalem en Estados Unidos. Al romper con Norman, Randy se une a Daniel Amos e inicia una carrera en solitario. En 1986 habla del valor de aquellos que están dispuestos a morir por su fe (The Dying Breed). Es la fe de Sophie Scholl (1921-1943), la que hace que una joven estudiante luterana se enfrente a la guillotina con 21 años, por distribuir unos panfletos en la universidad de Múnich contra el nazismo. La historia de sus últimos días, la cuenta la película alemana que lleva su nombre en 2005. Escuchamos escenas de la versión doblada al castellano con los comentarios de José de Segovia sobre el fondo instrumental de la banda sonora original de Reinhold Heil y Johnny Klimeck). Oímos después la canción que le dedicó el cantautor francés Louis Philippe en 1989. La oración de Sophie antes de morir, nos recuerda también la canción del grupo de las tres hermanas Barlow a principios de este siglo. En este tema hablan de las oraciones que Dios parece no responder y la fe a la que se aferran en medio de la duda, por la esperanza de que el sol saldrá, aunque no lo vean todavía brillar, como las últimas palabras de Scholl.

Larry Norman thought another world was possible. Christians would make daring, artistic rock music. Mainstream musicians would make earnestly explore their spirituality in popular songs. He started a record label and an artist management company to make this a reality. And though he could see glimpses of this world, it was fully realized. Gregory Alan Thornbury is our guest this week- in an interview recorded in 2022. He's Norman's biographer and an "erstwhile theologian" as he puts it. His 2018 book, Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?: Larry Norman and the Perils of Christian Rock is a very thorough accounting of this singular artist. This episode highlights some of those "perils" referenced in the subtitle. This is part two of the interview. Topics covered in this segment include the reaction of the mainstream rock industry to Larry Norman, Bob Dylan's born again era, the lasting effect of the Christian contemporary music industry on America and where we see this energy today.---Register for Theology Beer Camp with our promo code RTDR for $75 off.Do you have a Christian rock story to tell? Leave us a message at (629) 777-6336.If Rock That Doesn't Roll is important to you, support us on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/rtdr (join via the website, not the iOS app for a 30% discount)Or make a one-time donation: https://coff.ee/rtdrIf you can't afford a donation, please tell five friends about the show.You can connect with us on Instagram or by emailing RTDRpod@gmail.comSign up for our Substack to keep up with show developments.Buy RTDR merch here.

Larry Norman is widely recognized as the first Christian rock star. Recording with mainstream studio musicians The Wrecking Crew and later sharing a label with The Velvet Underground, Norman began his career singing explicitly about the values of evangelical Christianity on mainstream releases that didn't exactly light up the charts. But when Christian music publishers licensed his albums to sell in bookstores, sales went through the roof and the Christian Contemporary Music market was born. Plus he wrote the song "The Rock That Doesn't Roll."Gregory Alan Thornbury is our guest this week- in an interview recorded in 2022. He's Norman's biographer and an "erstwhile theologian" as he puts it. His 2018 book, Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?: Larry Norman and the Perils of Christian Rock is a very thorough accounting of this singular artist. This interview is being presented in two parts. This is part one, covering Norman's early life, views on race, the origins of his "One Way" symbol, his fall from favor with the Christian industry and his free-spirited wife, Pamela Ahlquist.---Register for Theology Beer Camp with our promo code RTDR for $75 off.Do you have a Christian rock story to tell? Leave us a message at (629) 777-6336.If Rock That Doesn't Roll is important to you, support us on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/rtdr (join via the website, not the iOS app)Or make a one-time donation: https://coff.ee/rtdrIf you can't afford a donation, please tell five friends about the show.You can connect with us on Instagram or by emailing RTDRpod@gmail.comSign up for our Substack to keep up with show developments.Buy RTDR merch here.

This week we look at communion on the moon; banning Jews in Edinburgh; Kate Forbes resigns;  Lord of the Rings;  England v. India;  Country of the Week - India; Prison Officers compelled to lie; Chinese spies in the UK;  Angela Rayner and Muslim Heritage Month; Brisbane Anglicans reject Scripture; the Dutch self-generating sea wall;  the Chinese Vertical Forest City; The News Agents on the Quiet Revival;  the closure of Spurgeons College and Trinity; Feedback on Gaza; Niall Ferguson on genocide;  recognising Palestine: Major Andrew Fox on Triggernometry;  Final Word - Psalm 46  -  With music from REM; Radiohead; Booker T and the MGs;  Shankar- Essen- Loy;  Bridge Music; Golden Earring; Annie Lennox;  and Larry Norman;    

Christian Rock Summer is back for 2025! And this time, we're kicking it off with a more general introduction to the history of Christian rock. On today's episode, Josiah and Josh introduce Tom O'Mahony (@gotitatguineys, Beneath the Skin, Lions Led By Donkeys) to the edgier side of CCM.Follow today's guest on Twitter @gotitatguineys and Bluesky @gotitatguineys.bsky.socialListen to Lions Led By Donkeys and Beneath the SkinBecome a Fruitless Patron here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141Check out Fruitless on YouTubeFind more of Josiah's work: https://linktr.ee/josiahwsuttonFollow Josiah on Twitter @josiahwsuttonReferencesIntro to Christian Rock, Spotify Playlist, https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7yggUowVXfHsluI7TNfLlgGod Gave Rock and Roll to You: A History of Christian Contemporary Music by Leah PayneThis Substack piece from Josiah includes the infamous Amy Grant album art and also a bit about Michael Tait: https://josiahlist.substack.com/i/165291996/christian-rock-summer-baby"Video Redeemed The Radio Star: Definitive Edition (feat. Rosey Armstrong)," The Worst of All Possible Worlds, https://www.patreon.com/posts/182-video-radio-125187076Audio creditsYesterday – bloom.Shine - NewsboysWhy Should the Devil Have All the Good Music? - Larry NormanGotta Serve Somebody - Bob DylanI Wish We'd All Been Ready - The Fishmarket Combo (Originally by Larry Norman)Walkin' in the Light - PetraTo Hell With the Devil - StryperOn the Fritz - Steve TaylorI Want to Be a Clone - Steve TaylorLuv is a Verb - dc TalkJesus Freak - dc TalkColored People - dc TalkBig House - Audio AdrenalineLiquid - Jars of ClayPour Me Out - PFRI Could Sing Of Your Love Forever - Delirious?I've Always Loved You - Third DayKiss Me -Sixpence None the RicherSuper Good Feeling - BleachPunk Rawk Show - MxPxSupertones Strike Back - The O.C. SupertonesGet Your Riot Gear - Five Iron FrenzyLies Of Serpents, A River Of Tears - Zao Youth of the Nation - P.O.D.Meant to Live - SwitchfootAll Around Me - FlyleafCassie - FlyleafBe My Escape - Relient KComatose - SkilletMonster - SkilletLips of an Angel - HinderVoices - SaosinOhio is For Lovers - Hawthorne HeightsUndo Me - Jennifer KnappHey Hey - SuperchickPhenomenon - Thousand Foot KrutchLove Addict - Family Force 5Pitiful - BlindsideBreathe Into Me - RedScars Remain - DiscipleFire At Will - Jonah 33Evil (A Chorus of Resistance) - Project 86White Washed - August Burns RedIn Regards to Myself - UnderoathA Boy Brushed Red Living In Black and White - UnderoathSay This Sooner - The AlmostEmpire - As Cities BurnNew Medicines - Dead PoeticThe Feel Good Drag - AnberlinGravedigging - The Classic CrimeIdentity - August Burns RedGod's Not Dead (Like a Lion) - NewsboysBreakfast - Newsboys ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

 My Impressions of Larry Norman & the start of new Christian music

Listen to today's Laugh Again with Phil Callaway, "Larry Norman, My Mother and Me." Enjoy!

Mike Norman joins us to talk about his father and the father of Christian rock, Larry Norman. Mike shares insights and personal stories about Larry's music and life, including one of Kylan's favorite discoveries on the show thus far.If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow!Connect with us here:Email: contact@churchjamsnow.comSite: https://www.churchjamsnow.com/IG: @churchjamsnowTwitter: @churchjamsnowFB: https://www.facebook.com/churchjamsnowpodcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/churchjamsnowpodcast

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS, YES OR NO? The Montyman and Roger discuss the significance of New Year's resolutions, reflecting on personal experiences and community responses. They explore the importance of emotional sobriety, the impact of mentorship in recovery, and the power of mindset in achieving personal goals. The conversation emphasizes living one day at a time and the role of faith in guiding decisions, ultimately reframing the concept of resolutions into a more meaningful commitment to personal growth and change. In this conversation, Monty and Roger discuss the significance of intentionality in making resolutions, the current political climate, the importance of letting go of the need to be right, and how to approach personal growth in 2025. They emphasize the need for follow-through in resolutions and the power of surrendering to a higher purpose, encouraging listeners to take actionable steps towards positive change. Closing Music by Larry Norman. #higherpower #aa #na #alcoholicsanonymous #recovery #recovered #alcoholic #twelvesteps #wedorecover #narcoticsanonymous #addiction #bigbook

This week we look at the aftermath of the US election, truth, the 4B movement, trans language; Kristalnacht in Amsterdam; German government collapses; Japanese PM survives; Country of the Week - Azeribijan; COP29; Shell wins Netherlands Court Case;  Farmers in the UK; Euthanasia in the UK; Abortion in Australia; the fall of the Archbishop of Canterbury; Child Abuse in Yorkshire and New Zealand; and Feedback  with music from Metallica, Lee Greenwood, Bayati Shiraz, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton and Larry Norman. 

Weekend Edition for November 2-3, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation, Book 1 of 2 by Amy Mantravadi Junk Drawer Jesus By Matt Popovits Listen to 1517 Executive Director Scott Keith and Magnus Persson on the latest Re:Formera podcast Signup For Free Advent Church Resources for 2024 Clothed with Christ by Brian William Thomas More from the hosts: Dan van Voorhis SHOW TRANSCRIPTS are available: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/the-christian-history-almanac CONTACT: CHA@1517.org SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play FOLLOW US: Facebook Twitter Audio production by Christopher Gillespie (gillespie.media).

We're closing out our Larry Norman trilogy with his 1976 record In Another Land. As with his previous records, Larry encountered some label interference when it came to the final track list. We decided to switch things up and cover this record in the way he originally intended. Stand beside us, take Larry's hand, and he will guide us In Another Land.This is the 1988 tracklist we're following:1. Tuning Up2. The Rock That Doesn't Roll3. Top 40 Survey4. UFO5. All Around The World6. Righteous Rocker #37. Déjà vu medley8. I Am A Servant9. The Sun Began to Rain10. Looking For The Footprints11. Shot Down12. Six Sixty Six13. Diamonds14. One Way15. Song For A Small Circle16. Hymn To The Last GenerationIf you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow!Connect with us here:Email: contact@churchjamsnow.comSite:https://www.churchjamsnow.com/IG: @churchjamsnowTwitter: @churchjamsnowFB: https://www.facebook.com/churchjamsnowpodcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/churchjamsnowpodcast

On this “Extended Play” 45RPM episode of the show, our good friend Chris White, writer and director of the romantic comedy/road picture Electric Jesus, takes us to the set where he recently directed a short film for the song “Come And Save Me” starring actor and musician Fred Armisen (SNL, Portlandia) and our favorite outsider folk-pop band, Danielson. The song started as an unpublished lyric originally composed by the late Jesus Rock icon Larry Norman. It was then set to music, with the blessing of Larry's estate, by Daniel Smith (of Danielson.) The resulting song is a complete departure from the tongue-in-cheek hair-metal Smith composed for the fictional metal band 316 in Electric Jesus. While “Come and Save Me” was not used in the film, it did appear on the soundtrack. Now, however, White has written and directed a special short film for the song, with Fred Armisen as the starring actor.   So, come with us to a film studio in Greenville, South Carolina, and hear from Chris White, Daniel Smith, Fred Armisen, and Mike Norman (Larry Norman's son) about how this fantastic project came together and how each of them approaches and interprets the meaning of “Come And Save Me.”   If you missed these previous episodes, be sure to go back and find our conversation with Daniel Smith on the topic of outsider art, join us on the set of Electric Jesus (which includes our conversation with actor Brian Baumgartner of The Office), and find our conversation with Chris White and Andy Erwin about the different ways faith is approached in film. We also released a very special “From The Vault” episode that included a previously unheard conversation with Larry Norman and a then-recent conversation with Michael about their complicated relationship. And if you would like more info on the Electric Jesus story, seek out and devour BOTH seasons of their excellent podcast. (You'll find us all over them.)   We could not have presented this episode to you without the help of Chris and Emily White. Electric Jesus is available to stream now. If you have not seen it – please do!   If you want to support the show, please join our Patreon community or drop us a one-time tip and check out our NEW MERCH!

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Joel hosted a conversation with two first-time podcast guests all about 'CCM' or 'Contemporary Christian Music.' They explore various cultural aspects of 'CCM,' as well as the reality of profit-driven corporate influence. Larry Norman figures prominently in their discussion, and Joel reflects a bit on his experience as a 90s kid immersed in this industry.Leah Payne is Associate Professor of American Religious History at Portland Seminary and a 2023–2024 Public Fellow at the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). She holds a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University and her research explores the intersection of religion, politics, and popular culture. Payne is co-host of Rock That Doesn't Roll, a Public Radio Exchange (PRX) podcast about Christian rock and its listeners and Weird Religion, a religion and pop culture podcast, as well as the author of the new book God Gave Rock & Roll to You: a History of Contemporary Christian Music (Oxford University Press, 2024).Gregory Alan Thornbury, currently serves as Executive Director of Silver Art Projects at the World Trade Center. He has spent the past 25 years in higher education and arts nonprofits, as a professor, college dean, vice president, and president. Most recently, he served in senior leadership as Vice President at the New York Academy of Art in Tribeca, founded by Andy Warhol. In addition to being a curator, he is a scholar of art, philosophy, and religion, and his most recent book is "Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?: Larry Norman and the Perils of Christian Rock" (Convergent Books, 2018).Books Mentioned in this Episode:If you'd like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so from Hearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger) God Gave Rock and Roll to You: A History of Contemporary Christian Music by Leah PayneWhy Should the Devil Have All the Good Music? Larry Norman and the Perils of Christian Rock by Gregory Alan ThornburyEvangelicals, Incorporated: Books and the Business of Religion in America by Daniel VacaDiary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff KinneyMissions Begin with Blood: Suffering and Salvation in the Borderlands of New Spain by Brandon BayneFrom Bible Belt to Sunbelt: Plain-Folk Religion, Grassroots Politics and the Rise of Conservative Evangelicalism by Darren DochuckThe Heaven and Earth Grocery Story by James McBrideTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinEncounters: Experiences with Nonhuman Intelligences by D. W. PasulkaWhy We Can't Sleep by Darian LeaderModern Genre Theory: An Introduction for Biblical Studies by Andrew JuddYou Like it Darker: Stories by Stephen King

I turned 30 this past June! Do you know what else turns 30 this year? A bunch of Christian albums! So I thought it appropriate to listen to a bunch of Christian albums from 1994 and rank my favorite ones! Also, we are join by our new co-host, Joshua Morgan! The Wingfeather Saga: Season One Commentary: https://cliffordclose.bandcamp.com/album/the-wingfeather-saga-season-one-commentary Want your music on our Spotlight segment? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/YFsEUTjcVku1h1aTA New Sherwood Forest music! New single "Disentangle": https://sherwoodforest.bandcamp.com/track/disentangle "Lost & Found" album of unreleased demos and songs: https://sherwoodforest.bandcamp.com/album/lost-found My first line of merch! https://im-clifford-today.myspreadshop.com/ New episode every other Monday 12pm CST. Follow the I'm Clifford Today Show on any podcast platform! https://anchor.fm/imcliffordtoday Follow me on Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/imcliffordtoday My clips and highlights channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ImClippordToday My gaming channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH0vEbkItCajSezxh3Jjejw Check out the Podwood Forecast! https://anchor.fm/podwoodforecast Check out my "Cliff's Picks" Spotify playlist! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/137H5LBYkA9GX4Jqq7vk0s?si=aa64e4163083420f Leave a like and a comment! Subscribe for more content like this: https://www.youtube.com/ImCliffordToday Like my Book of Faces: https://www.facebook.com/imcliffordtoday [00:00:00] – Introduction [00:00:45] - Getting to know Joshua! [00:17:28] – Announcements/Housekeeping [00:27:03] – Podwood Forecast [00:28:28] – Riverside [00:30:52] – SPOTLIGHT [00:32:05] – Top Ten Best Christian Albums of 1994 [00:39:40] – #10 Ron Kenoly [00:48:22] – #9 Sixpence None the Richer [00:56:10] – #8 Greg Long [01:02:46] – #7 MxPx [01:09:35] – #6 Idle Cure [01:13:38] – #5 Joy Electric [01:16:33] – #4 Larry Norman [01:22:49] – Joshua's favorite albums from 1994 [01:32:59] – #3 Steven Curtis Chapman [01:40:40] – #2 Daniel Amos [01:44:47] – #1 Newsboys [01:57:12] – My Humble Opinion: "You Slow Down" by Benjamin Daniel, "Walk Alone" by Anberlin, "Jesus Will Lead Us Home" by The Worship Initiative, "Jungle In the City" by Gable Price & Friends [02:18:44] – Outro --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/imcliffordtoday/message

The band Danielson started when Daniel Smith worked with his siblings to satisfy a requirement for his senior thesis three decades ago. If you're not familiar with their music, one thing you'll notice throughout today's show is that nobody else sounds anything like them. Daniel and I are talking today about the thirty-year evolution of the group, why he sings the way he does, how the group incorporates visual art into their work, producing records for others (including friends of the show Soul-Junk and Hermit Thrushes), creating the soundtrack to the film Electric Jesus, a new album in the works via Joyful Noise Recordings, collaborations with Sufjan Stevens, Half-Handed Cloud, Kramer, Jad Fair and so many others. Since recording this interview, Danielson has released a short film for their song “Come and Save Me” directed by Chris White that stars Fred Armisen and features previously unused lyrics by the late Larry Norman. Daniel spoke to me from his studio in New Jersey. Low Profile is supported by you on Patreon and also receives in-kind support from these independent Olympia businesses:  Schwart'z Deli, San Francisco Street Bakery, Old School Pizzeria, Rainy Day Records and Scherler Easy Premium Shitty American Lager from Three Magnets Brewing Company. Instagram: @lowpropodcast Facebook Community: Low Profile Listener Hub Support this show: patreon.com/lowprofile Illustration by Jack Habegger Scherler Sundays (live episode tapings + free concerts) is happening again in Olympia for Summer 2024, visit scherlerbeer.com for updates!

The singer-songwriter has played an important role in American culture. Singer-songwriters have often challenged us individually and collectively as a Nation to honestly examine how we live our lives.Singer-songwriters Terry & Diane McCabe are a precious gift to the world's music community who write and perform original songs that deal with the realities of life. Their music lovingly challenges the listener to grow.If you like the music of Larry Norman, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon, Peter, Paul, and Mary, as well as Simon and Garfunkel you will enjoy the music of Terry & Diane McCabe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we look at the slow creep in Western Society towards authoritarianism - with Os Guinness; censorship in Australia; pre crime in Canada; student surveillance in the UK; rewriting history in Scotland; WEF appointee controls social media in Australia; Kathreen Maher and NPR's rejection of Truth; Bidens scripted 'interviews';  Biden redefines women and cancels title 9; Banning Jews on London streets;  Scotland cancels 'legally binding' Climate Change targets;  Scottish government says non women can have menopause; man transitions toddler;  Green politician in Australia defends bestiality; Did Jesus eat Bananas?; Jordan Peterson on Science and Truth;  and SEEK - the Second Coming. with music from Del Amitri; Leonard Cohen; Peat Bog Faeries; Louis Prima; Bach; and Larry Norman.  

SHAME, Chasing the Monsters Away. Monty welcomes Pastor & Author Dennis McGuire back to Take 12 Radio to talk about his new book on the topic of defeating shame and condemnation. We all have things we are ashamed of, but is shame interfering with our life as to keep us from who God wants us to be? How does shame interfere with our recovery? Closing Song: Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music by Larry Norman. #shame #shamefull #higherpower #god #aa #na #alcoholicsanonymous #recovery #recovered #alcoholic #twelvesteps #wedorecover #narcoticsanonymous #addiction #bigbook

Stephen Wolfe's book The Case for Christian Nationalism ignited a firestorm of controversy when it was released in 2022.  In the book, Wolfe calls for revolt against tyranny and for Christians to mobilize at the state and local level to enact self-conscious Christian governments. In principle, according to Wolfe, Christian state's could use violence to maintain a Christian social order. With the help of Cato Institute historian Paul Matzko, podcast host Warren Throckmorton analyzes how Wolfe deals with Thomas Jefferson and highlights differences from other Christian nationalists such as David Barton. Also joining the program is Grove City College Dean of Arts and Letters and church historian Paul Kemeny. The Apostle Paul is also quoted so if you like Pauls, this episode is for you. SHOW NOTES:Paul Matzko's review of The Case for Christian Nationalism at Reason Magazine.https://reason.com/2023/05/13/beware-the-christian-prince/Thanks to Charles Norman and the Larry Norman Estate for permission to play Larry Norman's song, "Six, Sixty, Six" as today's closing song. Telling Jefferson Lies' theme song is "The World Awaits Us All" by Roman Candle. Thanks to Skip Matheny and Roman Candle for permission to play their music.Jonathan Swaim and I provide background music for today's episode.  

Night of Joy, Kingdom Bound, Fish Fest, Explo '72, Creation Festival, Cornerstone, Soulfest. So many. And so many acts from Larry Norman and Johnny Cash to Jars of Clay, Crystal Lewis, DeGarmo and Key, Jennifer Knapp... You all sent us hilarious and heartwarming stories. Such a fun episode to record. Don't forget to follow I Was A Teenage Fundamentalist podcast! Keep in Touch with our Free newsletter. Episode tithes and offerings can be dropped here. ❤️ Please Rate and Review. It means so much! Thank you. Book and other recs here. We have a P.O. Box! Deconversion Therapy 188 Front St. STE 116-79 Franklin, TN 37064 Find us on Instagram, TikTok, and our secret den on Facebook. And, finally, send us your true, funny stories for us to read on the podcast.  

In 2012, only four months after release, publisher Thomas Nelson removed David Barton's book The Jefferson Lies from publication.  Many people blamed or credited a book by Warren Throckmorton and Michael Coulter titled Getting Jefferson Right for moving the publisher in that direction. What happened?Building on the foundation of the first two episodes, this installment in the Telling Jefferson Lies series provides the backstory to what was an unprecedented event for one of the largest Christian publishers in the nation. Warren Throckmorton interviews many of the people who were involved and supplies his perspective on what happened and why it happened. Interviews with historians Greg Forster, Glenn Sunshine, Gregg Frazer, Glenn Moots, Troy Jackson, David Austin Walsh, journalist Bob Smietana and Getting Jefferson Right co-author Michael Coulter pull back the curtain on an event that exposed the deficits in Christian nationalist story telling. Show Notes:For more information about Getting Jefferson Right, go to gettingjeffersonright.com. Telling Jefferson Lies is written and produced by Warren Throckmorton. Today's installment was hosted by Warren Throckmorton and Michael Coulter. The podcast is brought to you by the second edition of Getting Jefferson Right: Fact Checking Claims About Thomas Jefferson by Throckmorton and Coulter and available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Bookshop.org or just about anywhere books are sold. For more information, go to gettingjeffersonright.com. Today's closing song is Sparkle by Dustin Blatnik. Telling Jefferson Lies Theme song is The World Awaits Us All by Roman Candle. Background music was provided by Jonathan Swaim, Dustin Blatnik, Larry Norman and Warren Throckmorton. For more information about Dustin Blatnik, go to www.DustinBlatnik.comFor more music from Roman Candle, go to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3V65gQpFTfYzIOqjOf18eSAt the end of the series, watch for a playlist of as many songs from the series as I can compile on Spotify and Amazon. Dreams on a Grey Afternoon appears courtesy of Charles Norman and the Larry Norman estate. Please like the podcast and spread the word on social media. Every podcaster says that but it really does help and it makes us feel good too. 

Garret gives a few practical ways to share music with people you know. Plus he introduces us to several crowdfunding campaigns and pre-sales active now.--- SPOTLIGHT CAMPAIGN ---Larry Norman - Live in the UK '77https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/charles-norman/larry-norman-live-in-the-uk-77--- OTHER CAMPAIGNS ---Michael Knott - Screaming Brittle Siren vinyl reissue - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sbs2/michael-knott-screaming-brittle-siren-vinyl-kickstarter/Too Bad Eugene - Battle Scars - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/toobadeugene/new-too-bad-eugene-album-battle-scarsPillar - One Love Revolution vinyl - https://pillarmusic.com/Citizens - self titled vinyl reissue - https://downrightmerch.com/collections/bec-recordings/products/citizens-citizens-s-t-vinyl-pre-order Sixpence vinyl reissue - https://www.walmart.com/ip/vinylalerts/5113283403Believer - 3 album reissues - https://boonesoverstock.com/collections/believer-cd-vinyl-cassette/products/ultimate-1st-three-believer-budget-bundle-6x-cd-6x-vinyl-1x-cassette-extraction-sanity-dimensions--- CREDITS ---Host/Producer - Garret GodfreyExecutive Producer - Dave TroutSPONSOR: Jason Lenyer Buchanan - https://is.gd/criversspUTR Buildathon Campaign - https://utrmedia.org/b2023UTR's Christmas Playlist - https://utrmedia.org/smcmasGood Patron Email Newsletter - https://utrmedia.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=85113034823cd07c83d277cad&id=ca2fe47e5dX - https://twitter.com/goodpatronFacebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/crowdfundingchristianmusicAll songs used are with permission or under fair use provision(c) 2023 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org

Dan, lead singer of The Fold, lives a double life. On one hand, he's the lead singer of a Christian pop punk band but also in some kind of parallel universe, they're a Lego: Ninjago cartoon band. Confused? Dan will clear everything up and share a song that changed him & helped shape his song writing forever.To get in touch with host Aiden Grant, email aideng@hotmail.com or head to Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we look at the world through the eyes of Oliver Anthony; Sweden: Chinese Green jobs; BRICS in South Africa; Chinese and UK depopulation; Murdering Babies; Pornography in nurseries; Australian police go binary; Snow not so White; Pippi Longstocking; Parkinson; Spanish womens football and racist England; Chess for women; Churches burning in Pakistan; Tim Keller's Memorial; SEEK 6 - Black Lives Matter; Lyle Shelton and the Drag Queens; The Jesus Revolution;  with music from Oliver Anthony, Abba, Amaon Amrath; Tom Petty and Larry Norman.  

Last year we were only visiting a planet with Larry Norman. Now we're journeying back into the past listening to So Long Ago the Garden. This is the second album in his acclaimed trilogy. Will it be the Same Old Story where Larry wows us with the follow up to his landmark 1972 record? Or has he bitten into the forbidden fruit, and we'll have our spirits baroquen. Meet Us At The Airport so we can Fly, Fly, Fly back to 1973 to catch a connecting flight to So Long Ago The Garden.Church Jams Now is sponsored by Collide Records. Visit colliderecords.com and use promo code “churchjamsnow” for 20% off your first purchase!If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow!Connect with us here:Email: churchjamsnowpodcast@gmail.comIG: @churchjamsnowTwitter: @churchjamsnowFB: https://www.facebook.com/churchjamsnowpodcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/churchjamsnowpodcast

This grim yet colorful gem from the prolific Mark IV Pictures is one of the most revered and feared Christian movies of all time, for good reason. For many millennials who grew up Christian, A THIEF IN THE NIGHT was a foundational movie shown in church that introduced them to the terrifying immediacy of the apocalypse. Its snappy vignettes and powerful messaging that targets children left a strong impression and a sense of impending doom in young viewers. A THIEF IN THE NIGHT opens with a scene of a worship band covering the famous Larry Norman song “I Wish We'd All Been Ready”, taken from Norman's 1969 album Upon This Rock, which is often credited as being the first Christian rock album of all time. “Children died, the days grew cold/A piece of bread could buy a bag of gold” the band sings, viewed by our teen protagonists, who take its message with varying levels of seriousness or bored amusement. As the film unfolds, the teens who don't take this message seriously are faced with the scariest punishment available to a wannabe Christian — they are “left behind” in the rapture as America descends into a fascist state run by the antichrist. A THIEF IN THE NIGHT's message is clear: doing good works is not enough to save you. A truly good Christian believes the apocalypse is deadly serious and coming soon, and deviance from this worldview is a mortal sin. Joining us on the pod today is our friend Wormy, aka Jacob, who we met online through doing the show and has provided some key research that built up a few of our episodes over the past few months. He joins us today using his past as a student of Biblical Studies to fill in some key details about the history of dispensationalism in American Christianity. Wormy has his own show of pop cultural history and criticism on YouTube as Sludge Surfer. Check it out! And look forward to a special Boys' Bible Study live event announcement dropping tomorrow morning. Watch Sludge Surfer's videos on YouTube Follow Wormy on Letterboxd View our full episode list and subscribe to any of our public feeds: http://boysbiblestudy.com Unlock 2+ bonus episodes per month: http://patreon.com/boysbiblestudy Subscribe to our Twitch for monthly streams: http://twitch.tv/boysbiblestudy Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/boysbiblestudy Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/boysbiblestudy

John Pantano's rock and roll roots go back to the 1960s psychedelic rock scene and the very genesis of the Jesus Movement. He and his friend, the late Ron Salsbury, were the core of JC Power Outlet - one of the earliest Jesus Rock bands on the scene. After two albums for Myrrh Records, the two signed with Larry Norman's vanguard Solid Rock label and changed their creative moniker to “Pantano Salsbury” for the release of their acclaimed, beloved (and doomed) 1977 album, Hit The Switch. That LP, long sought by collectors, is finally being remastered and re-released by Randy Layton's Alternative Records. Or at least we hope it is. We spoke to Pantano and Layton recently and are releasing this special 45 RPM episode, including several clips of the remastered songs, with the hope that more people will discover this sleeper classic and support the worthy Indiegogo campaign to fund this critical re-issue. For full song list, links, and more, visit the SHOW NOTES page (or TrueTunes.com/HitTheSwitch)  If you want to support the show, please join our Patreon community or drop us a one-time tip and check out our NEW MERCH!

The Christian music industry is a bit broken at the moment. Why? Well Paul Colman might have the answer! Aided by the powerfully political Larry Norman and his 70s hit The Great American Novel. Playing at the white house, releasing over 100 albums, Larry was a pioneer of Christian rock music and instrumental in Paul's song writing. Plus are the Paul Colman Trio back together? To get in touch with host Aiden Grant, email aideng@hotmail.com or head to Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aiden_s_grant/?hl=en Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we look at hate speech and misinformation - including Elon Musk and the BBC; The Australian Electoral Commission;  Harry Belafonte; Barry Humphries; U2; Dr Laura Favaro; Brendan O'Neill; India Willoughby; Dianne Abbott; Queensland prostitution; President Biden; Alice Cooper;  Ukrainian Grain; Eco Toffs and Snooker; Kenyan Chess Cheater;  Murray Head; UK Emergency Signal; Larry Norman.   

Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at TDAgiantslayer@gmail.com      Brought to you by wellbuiltbody.com Gym Apparel for men and women that rocks and shocks and ain't for everybody - but just might be for you. wellbuiltbody.com           desire deny daily Death Devoted to it   6   (V. 26 26 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?) Destiny   **WHAT IS YOUR ETERNITY WORTH?     (Hebrews 1 1:14 This world is not my home)  Larry Norman “just visiting this planet”    V. 26 For what will a man be profited (what will be his destiny) if he gain the whole world but forfeit his soul-life. Or, what shall a man give as an exchange for his soul-life?   Your life at best is 90 years old… and most likely Jesus is coming back in the next couple years anyway…but regardless…. 90 years compared to eternity.   7 (V. 26 Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? = WHAT IS THE PROOF?)  Demonstration - Proving by showing evidence   If you were convicted of being a Christian would there be enough evidence to convict you?   8 (V. 27 and then He will reward each according to his works. ) Dividends - share in an amount to be divided *Well you earned it *Well you deserve it ****INTERESTING - this means for the good we do as believers  AND FOR THE BAD AND NON BELIEF OF THOSE WHO CHOSE NOT TO FOLLOW CHRIST.

--{ "Nothing New Under the Sun"}-- Encouragement of Each Individual to Be Concerned Only with Immediate Environment; Cut-off from Bigger Picture - Withholding of Data - Promotion of Trivia - Nothing is Given to Public that Might Upset the System - Topics of Debate, Entertainment, Information - Monitoring of Public and All Buying and Selling - Francis Bacon's "New Atlantis" - Nuclear Energy - Atomist organizations of Ancient Greece - ATOM=ADAM (Microcosm) - Psychological Warfare - Giving Up Before Anything Starts - Elitist Utopia Run by Intellectuals - Rosicrucians - Pyramid Schemes - Hereditary nobility - Lords - Wigs (Curls-Degrees) - Feb. 1929 Magazine Article (listen to blurb for article source) - Babies Will Be Produced by Chemists in Laboratories (Year 2029) - Changing Institution of Marriage - Life-expectancy - Synthetic Food - Climate Alteration - Scientific Discoveries Altering Human Life - Physics - World Supply of Cheap Energy - Atomic Energy - Geographic Alteration - Harnessing Wind Power - Tidal Energy - Reducing Speed of Earth's Rotation - 48 hour day - Wireless Telephones - Stereoscopic Television, (in color) - Computer voting. New Chemical Substances for "Human Enjoyment" - Realization of "Secrets of Living Chemistry" of Human Body - Life-extension - Solving "Mysteries" of Human Heredity - Eugenics - Intelligent Combinations of "Suitable Genes" - Ectogenic Birth - Ectogenesis - Reactions of Public Figured Out and Overcome in Advance - Breeding a Nation of "Industrial Dullards" (Morons) - Planned Society - Ectogenic Slave of Future (happy doing his task) - Worker Bee - Robot - GOLEM - Laboratory-grown Meats - "Chemical Nourishment" - Agriculture as a "rich man's hobby." (Song: "Keep Your Eyes on Palestine" by Larry Norman).

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