{"id":1542,"date":"2011-01-03T14:51:57","date_gmt":"2011-01-03T19:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=1542"},"modified":"2017-10-24T13:49:19","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T20:49:19","slug":"music-and-mission1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/music-and-mission1\/","title":{"rendered":"Music and Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I listen to all kinds of music, from country to rap. I find that music reveals the soul of culture. And when it comes to music revealing the inner emotions and feelings of people, &#8220;secular&#8221; music does a better job than a lot of &#8220;Christian&#8221; music. It seems that the vast majority of Christian music is about being &#8220;happy, happy, happy all the time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Secular music understands that people have a whole range of emotions and feelings, and secular artists are not afraid to give voice to these feelings. So as I seek to understand culture, and interact with people around me, it helps to listen to he music they listen to and hear the pain, longing, and desires that drive them. <\/p>\n<p>And while music runs the gamut of emotions, I hear two primary themes over and over again: People\u00a0feel insecure and alone.\u00a0Our world is awash in people who do not know what their future holds,\u00a0and who have thousands of friends but feel alone most of the time. Of course, this message is not only found in music, but in art and movies as well.<\/p>\n<p>Just as an example, I heard the following song on the radio last week. It is <a title=\"Torn by Natalie Imbruglia\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/torn\/id286006487?i=286006506&#038;uo=4&#038;at=11lbgo\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Torn&#8221; by Natalie Imbruglia<\/a>. The song is about her longing for love, and the fact that since she doesn&#8217;t think she&#8217;ll ever find it, she lives with perpetual insecurity. 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