Asleep in the light
Amber got to see Derek Webb in concert last night. According to her he talked as much as he sang, which doesn’t surprise me at all. It seemed to bother some people, probably because they made the mistake of thinking you come to church to be entertained.
He talked a lot of sin and repentance. This doesn’t surprise me, either, given the tone of his album. I’ve noticed that neither of the Christian radio stations in my area will play his songs, most likely because of the controversy of his calling the church a whore.
The problem with getting offended by that is that it’s exactly what the Bible calls the church on several occassions. See Ezekiel 16.
I guess you should be offended by that. But the reality is that your feeling should cause you to turn from your ways, not shoot the messenger. Why is the church in America so weak? Because we act just like everyone else; instead of examing ourselves we decide try to ignore the truth others are showing us.
My wife tells me that as they were leaving someone we know said, “He’s kinda hard on himself. Hasn’t he ever heard of the “joy of the Lord?” I imagine Mr. Webb would reply that our friend has probably heard too much about it. Without repentance, without giving yourself completely to Christ, you’ll find no joy in him. I’m thrilled to find someone who will rise about the musical hand-holding that has plauged the CCM scene for too long.