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Just three guys who like to talk about Music, Media and the Mission of Jesus. Every week Zak, Collin and Bob talk about all things having to do with life as people who are house-plants in the house of God (Psalm 92).
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Monday Oct 05, 2020
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Well it took us three Episodes, but we finally finished out the CCLI top 20 ranking. These songs are the songs that are played in churches across the country every week and we happen to think some worship harder than others. We evaluated them based on theology, lyrics and musicality. Now that you have our full tier list, let us know what you think. Do you agree? Are there some of your favorites we ranked too low, or vice versa? Leave a comment or touch base on FB. Thanks so much for listening.
SONG: Grace Greater Than Our Sin (Hymn)
FINAL TIER LIST
S: This is Amazing Grace, 10,000 Reasons, Lord I Need You, How Great Is Our God, In Christ Alone
A: Build My Life, What A Beautiful Name, Living Hope, O Come To The Altar
B: Reckless Love, The Lion and The Lamb, Good Good Father, Goodness of God
C: Who You Say I Am, Way Maker, Great Are You Lord, King of My Heart, Great Things
D: Raise A Hallelujah
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Last week we did the top 8 out of the CCLI top 20 worship songs. These are the songs that are being sung by the community of God weekly. We do think all of these songs can bless someone but we think that some are stronger than others. To that end, we continue ranking the most popular worship songs, evaluating them on Theological, Lyrical and Musical qualities.
SONG: Jesus Paid It All (Acoustic Folk)
Where our rankings stand:
S: This is Amazing Grace, 10,000 Reasons, Lord, I Need You
A: Build My Life, What A Beautiful Name, Living Hope
B: Reckless Love, The Lion and The Lamb
C: Who You Say I Am, Way Maker, Great Are You Lord, King of My Heart
D: Raise A Hallelujah
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
In these few episodes we rank the songs in the CCLI Top 20, which is basically the billboard chart for songs being sung in churches across America. We decided to rank from S to F tier. And we talk about each song, evaluating them in three categories: Theological, Lyrical and Musical. To be fair, all of these songs have the potential to bless someone or preach the gospel, we just think some are stronger than others.
SONG: Here Is Love Vast As The Ocean (Acoustic Prog)
Where our rankings stand:
S: This is Amazing Grace
A: Build My Life, What A Beautiful Name, Living Hope
B:
C: Who You Say I Am, Way Maker, Great Are You Lord
D: Raise A Hallelujah
Friday Sep 18, 2020
Friday Sep 18, 2020
Feelings, Emotions, even Faith, are these nothing but brain chemicals? Today we’re talking about a worldview that takes the science behind the brain and seeks to manipulate a person’s experience or perceptions. Sometimes it involves drugs but not always. Does biblical Christianity have anything to say about the worldview of “brain hacking”?
SONG: How Firm a Foundation (Hymn)
Article: Flow State/Dopamine Triggers
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Take the “red pill” with us as we explore the worldview that says basically that all of us are fake. No, it’s not punk-rock. Today we are talking about the theory that the world is a simulation. Could they possibly have a point? And what does the Christian worldview say about whether the world is real or if it matters. Does matter matter to anyone at all?
SONG: Our God, Our Help in Ages Past (Hymn)
Elon Musk references paper:
“ARE YOU LIVING IN A COMPUTER SIMULATION?”, Nick Bostrom, 2003, Philosophical Quarterly https://www.simulation-argument.com/simulation.html
Monday Aug 31, 2020
Monday Aug 31, 2020
We’ve all heard it, “What goes around, comes around.” But does the bible teach this? Karma is a phrase that we use a lot in the west but its basis in eastern religions is quite complicated. Today we are focused on the modern, western version of Karma or some may call it good vibes or energy. What does the bible say to this and how should a Christian respond?
ARTICLE: How to give “positive vibes”
https://www.happify.com/hd/13-proven-ways-to-project-positive-energy/
SONG: It’s You - Collin McSweeney (2020)
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
This is the start of a brand new series, Competing Worldviews. Each episode we will take a look at a popular or en-vogue worldview experiment and respond as Christians. A Worldview experiment is not so much a fully-fleshed out religion but a way to approach the world spiritually. They are kind of like home-brew personal religious worldviews and yet a lot of people have these, even Christians sometimes. For this first episode we will be taking a look at some beliefs that have been observed in young people in America and named by researchers as Moralistic Therapeutic Deism. Will this replace classic Christianity? Only time will tell. But we want to equip our listeners to know how a biblical Christian would respond to this and other Competing Worldviews.
SONG: Return, Return O Israel - Zak Kratzer (2020)
Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers (2005)
https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Searching-Religious-Spiritual-Teenagers/dp/0195384776
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
At this stage in our current situation, we are starting to see only RED. Politics, culture, social justice, and yes even religion. Basically, the first thing we do is think of negativity, which can hurt not only others but ourselves quite a bit. So tonight we're happy to say that we are going to exclusively focus on GOD and how great He is, and send a positive message of trust and appreciation!
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
We just finished a series on spiritual beings from the divine council to the angels and beyond. We even covered the spiritual dimension of human beings. But do other animals have a spiritual dimension as well. We will take a look at how the bible portrays some certain fuzzy, scaly and feathery friends.
SONG: All Creatures of Our God and King - Synth Pop
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Up until now in our series, we have talked about the different spiritual beings throughout the scriptures. In this next episode we will be talking about the (partially) non spiritual being that will BECOME a spiritual being. No we aren’t talking about un-dead vampire spirits, we are talking about plain old humans, and how our physical bodies are still important but so is our spirit.
Song: Body, Soul & Spirit - Collin McSweeney (2020)