Tag Archives: Christian music

Petra: ‘All the King’s Horses’

Posted on August 5, 2022 by maradanto

Does anyone find this song and its underlying eschatology troubling now in ways they didn’t back in the 1980s? The final track on Petra’s album “This Means War” (1987), the song “All the King’s Men” wraps up the album’s militaristic … Continue reading →

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‘Because He Lives’

Posted on November 26, 2021 by maradanto

Me: I always hated this song growing up in a church where it droned on like a funeral dirge wrung from a mortally wounded organ trapped in its death rattle. Well maybe it wasn’t that bad, but Lord knows it … Continue reading →

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Steve Taylor: ‘Jesus is for Losers’

Posted on October 14, 2016 by maradanto

This song, I think, reflects a mature understanding of who Jesus is and what he does for us. “The Finish Line” reflects a mature understanding of what life is like for us to follow, with all its distractions and its … Continue reading →

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Jedidiah Horca: ‘Because He Lives’

Posted on September 7, 2016 by maradanto

We used to sing this hymn growing up at Saunders Station Presbyterian Church, though my clearest memory of it comes from 1992, when we sang it at my grandmother’s funeral. I’ve never heard of the singer before, but this is … Continue reading →

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Religious broadcasters don’t play music I like

Posted on August 17, 2016 by maradanto

I don’t find Christian music frustrating in the least. I haven’t listened to it in years. Music is something I like to enjoy and think about hours, days or even years after the song has ended. A lot of contemporary … Continue reading →

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Greg Volz: Walk Toward the Light

Posted on January 25, 2014 by maradanto

Greg Volz is one of those Christian pop artists who never got the exposure they deserved. Volz is probably best known for his role in Petra from “Washes Whiter Than” in 1979, down to “Beat the System” in 1984, when … Continue reading →

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Greg Volz: ‘Dream On’

Posted on January 25, 2014 by maradanto

I first remember hearing the Aerosmith classic “Dream On” my freshman year in college. Only it wasn’t Aerosmith’s original I heard; it was a cover by an artist named Greg Volz. Volz was the former lead singer for the Christian … Continue reading →

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The decline in Christmas carols

Posted on December 15, 2011 by maradanto

Thinking today about “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.” Not the best melody, I’ll admit, but it still beats the socks off most of the newer Christmas songs that get trotted out at churches these days in our bid to be … Continue reading →

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