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...have no shame in saying that.” Pundits declared the admissions an “outrage.” But I think his alleged ignorance wasn’t their real problem. People are always asking me, “How can he move from a gospel hymn straight into a song in which juicing a woman is analogized to smoking drugs?” R deftly diffuses the paradox with a simple analogy: “It’s like how you see a lot of fat people at health clubs.” He?...
...even a high-church Anglican, to popularize basic Christian tenets. Today it is Evangelicals who hold most of the Lewis conferences and write most of the Lewis books. They often present Mere Christianity to prospective converts or joyfully pass copies to those who are born again, along with a Gospel of John. Says Christian author Nancy Guthrie, whose new devotional The One Year Book of Hope (Tyndale) opens with a Lewis quote: "I used it because the sentiment was apt, but also because he's almost an inarguable voice" in her community...
...Beerlight” is a rollicking honky-tonk explosion, “I’m Getting Back Into Getting Into You” is a slow-burning love ballad, and album closer “There Is a Place” bridges the gulf between country and gospel with electrifying results. Rumor has it that Berman wrote “Tanglewood” in a fit of inspiration after a protracted stay in rehab and a suicide attempt. The recurrence of heartache and depression as song themes suggests that there may be some truth to the gossip. But such...
...flourish that is either inspired or ridiculous, a gospel choir underscores “God”’s lyrics. The listener’s world-view, more so than the song’s intrinsic merits or deficiencies, will probably determine whether or not “God” proves enjoyable...
...memory for so long before all his solos start to sound a little too familiar. Part of it, for me at least, was that while discordant jazz lines can sound cool in the right context, most of the songs played on Friday night were founded in the blues or gospel tradition and deserved different treatment. I kept wanting Scofield to bend a few notes, or to play a few more pentatonic licks, particularly on such blues-based tunes as “I Don’t Need No Doctor” or “You Don?...