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Music at Mars Hill Column Archive
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Music at Mars Hill: Beach House and the Myth of Memory
Posted on May 16, 2012 | 1 Comment"Bloom encourages us to dig deeper into our memories and even find a sunny place to rest our heads." -
Music at Mars Hill: Father John Misty and the Myths He’s Written
Posted on May 9, 2012 | No Comments"Sometimes I wonder if we don't hear enough about the struggles of seeing those beliefs and lofty dreams lived out in daily life." -
Music at Mars Hill: The Followers, Josh White, and Musical Division in the Church
Posted on May 2, 2012 | 7 Comments"Ultimately it's unclear what purpose Wounded Healer was made for. It's tongue-in-cheek tone seems too silly for congregational worship, while the lyrics seem far too much like Christian worship cliches to be enjoyed by those outside the Church." -
Music at Mars Hill: A Day in the Life of Big K.R.I.T.
Posted on April 18, 2012 | 1 Comment"In a single day we are presented with the all the big choices that reveal our inner character: between faithfulness and lust, truth and lies, heaven and hell, life and death." -
Music at Mars Hill: Spotify and the Culmination of a Century of Commercial Music
Posted on April 4, 2012 | 3 Comments"Have you ever thought about what the phonograph replaced? About what recorded music replaced?" -
Music at Mars Hill: Who Are the Tastemakers Today?
Posted on March 28, 2012 | 1 Comment"Digital media and social networking have enabled us all to have a voice in what our culture is made up of." -
Music at Mars Hill: The Shins Offer a Renewed Sense of Optimism
Posted on March 21, 2012 | 1 Comment"James Mercer has proved to be one of those rare writers with a heart as big as his intellect." -
Music at Mars Hill: A Little Perfume Genius to Prime Your Empathy
Posted on March 7, 2012 | 1 Comment"No matter how different people are on the outside, on the inside we all feel a lot of the same emotions and go through a lot of the same stuff." -
Music at Mars Hill: A Response to an Open Letter to Praise Bands
Posted on February 22, 2012 | 39 Comments"In our local churches we, as the congregation, should be thinking deeply about the music we play in worship to God because it really does matter." -
Music at Mars Hill: Is Nicki Minaj Possessed?
Posted on February 15, 2012 | 3 Comments"It seems that in our culture when someone wants to be "artistic" or "creatively daring", they usually end up doing something that will offend church-goers -- which, let's just admit, is no big challenge." -
Music at Mars Hill: Lessons From Leonard Cohen
Posted on February 8, 2012 | 1 Comment"Old Ideas"' simplicity and focus on songwriting feels refreshing. -
Music at Mars Hill: Lana Del Rey, Rebecca Black, and Ethics
Posted on February 1, 2012 | No Comments"Marketing, branding, image, and production are not just afterthoughts in our musical culture." -
Music at Mars Hill: Most “Original” Score?
Posted on January 25, 2012 | No Comments"I'm of the persuasion that the way we recognize and receive a medium like music or film is as important a cultural product as the art itself" -
Music at Mars Hill: Most Anticipated Albums of 2012
Posted on January 4, 2012 | 3 CommentsSome of Luke's most anticipated music releases of 2012. -
Music at Mars Hill: New Year’s Music Resolutions for 2012
Posted on December 28, 2011 | 1 Comment"This is what's on my mind heading into another year of music-listening." -
Music at Mars Hill: The Roots and the Suffering of the Innocent
Posted on December 7, 2011 | 4 Comments"It raises the age-old question of injustice and how to live in a world where rain falls on the good and the evil." -
Music at Mars Hill: John Mark McMillan’s Proclamation of Hope
Posted on November 23, 2011 | No Comments"McMillan has been one of the consistent voices . . . that refuses to dilute the message or the music for the sake of being widely accessible." -
Music at Mars Hill: Does the Message Matter?
Posted on November 16, 2011 | No Comments"In our age of moral relativism, you will very rarely hear a discussion like this one being brought up in culture outside of the Church." -
Music at Mars Hill: A Closer Look at Mylo Xyloto
Posted on November 9, 2011 | 3 Comments"What is it about Coldplay, especially in their past two albums, that rings so true with Christians?" -
Music at Mars Hill: Brandon Flowers on Mormonism
Posted on November 2, 2011 | No Comments"Do we sometimes boil our Christian faith down to avoiding Christian taboos and following our dreams?"