Articles by Luke Larsen

“Marketing, branding, image, and production are not just afterthoughts in our musical culture.”

“I’m of the persuasion that the way we recognize and receive a medium like music or film is as important a cultural product as the art itself”

Some of Luke’s most anticipated music releases of 2012.

“This is what’s on my mind heading into another year of music-listening.”

“It raises the age-old question of injustice and how to live in a world where rain falls on the good and the evil.”

“McMillan has been one of the consistent voices . . . that refuses to dilute the message or the music for the sake of being widely accessible.”

“In our age of moral relativism, you will very rarely hear a discussion like this one being brought up in culture outside of the Church.”

“What is it about Coldplay, especially in their past two albums, that rings so true with Christians?”

“Do we sometimes boil our Christian faith down to avoiding Christian taboos and following our dreams?”

Successful songwriter Christopher Owens grew up in a cult, and his attitude about his past is astounding.

“If I can suspend my sense of cynicism for just a moment, music like Hurry Up has the ability to capture my imagination again.”

This kind of “eternity begins now” thematic material is not just a fluffy theological verdict; Foreman is aching and urgently yearning for living out the kingdom of God in the here and now.

“[F]or the huge place that music takes up in our culture, how little we can actually understanding it.”

“St. Vincent’s album is a reminder of the contradictions that exist within myself that shape my understanding of God and the world around me.”

“We are all in different phases of our lives and it would do us a great favor to be okay with that.”

“The nostalgic imagery is definitely pushed to the forefront of the song thematically, but the song’s use of the term ‘video games’ is undoubtedly contemporary and speaks of issues our culture is dealing with today.”