“Music At Mars Hill” Articles

“Have you ever thought about what the phonograph replaced? About what recorded music replaced?”

“Digital media and social networking have enabled us all to have a voice in what our culture is made up of.”

“James Mercer has proved to be one of those rare writers with a heart as big as his intellect.”

“No matter how different people are on the outside, on the inside we all feel a lot of the same emotions and go through a lot of the same stuff.”

“In our local churches we, as the congregation, should be thinking deeply about the music we play in worship to God because it really does matter.”

“It seems that in our culture when someone wants to be “artistic” or “creatively daring”, they usually end up doing something that will offend church-goers — which, let’s just admit, is no big challenge.”

“Old Ideas”‘ simplicity and focus on songwriting feels refreshing.

“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?”