Lauren Daigle Makes Billboard History with Album 'Look Up Child' - christianpost.com
"[My music] is having crossover appeal, but it doesn't mean that I'm leaving one for the other or that I'm going to be swept up by one thing or the other. For me, it's like, 'Oh, everything just got even more clear.' Everything just got clearer as to why it is that we go and love people who are outside of the walls of our church, outside of the walls that we're comfortable with,' Daigle said."
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The Bible says:
"[My music] is having crossover appeal, but it doesn't mean that I'm leaving one for the other or that I'm going to be swept up by one thing or the other. For me, it's like, 'Oh, everything just got even more clear.' Everything just got clearer as to why it is that we go and love people who are outside of the walls of our church, outside of the walls that we're comfortable with,' Daigle said."
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Recommended podcast:
Pop Christian Lauren Daigle Waffles - Avoiding Following Christ in His Persecution, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
The Bible says:
"God is a Spirit, and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." - John 4:24 (Audio)
Here are some sermons on John 4:24:
God is a Spirit, by Dr. David P. Murray
God is a Spirit, by Dr. Jerry Bilkes
Contemporary Worship: What's Wrong With It? by Rev. Stephen Hamilton
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Here is an interesting excerpt from Dr. Michael Horton's great book A Better Way: Rediscovering the Drama of God-Centered Worship:
"An advertisement keeps popping up for a new paraphrase of the Bible. It's a full-page color photograph of a woman who appears to be young, sophisticated, well educated, with a hint of cynicism. 'Pastor,' the caption reads, 'if you want to reach me, you better watch your language.'
The inside cover elaborates: 'Distracted by deadlines and bills, this is the only time she takes to nurture her spiritual life. You can't afford to lose her attention when you reference Bible passages that are too lofty and obscure.' Why can't a good pastor respond, 'No, this isn't about making things comfortable for you? If you are baptized, then this speech that the Bible uses is your language. You have to make an effort to understand it, to live in its world, and to breathe its air. If you are too distracted by deadlines and bills to take any time outside this one hour a week for your faith, then you'll pardon me for not losing the rest of my congregation to the world for you.'"
The inside cover elaborates: 'Distracted by deadlines and bills, this is the only time she takes to nurture her spiritual life. You can't afford to lose her attention when you reference Bible passages that are too lofty and obscure.' Why can't a good pastor respond, 'No, this isn't about making things comfortable for you? If you are baptized, then this speech that the Bible uses is your language. You have to make an effort to understand it, to live in its world, and to breathe its air. If you are too distracted by deadlines and bills to take any time outside this one hour a week for your faith, then you'll pardon me for not losing the rest of my congregation to the world for you.'"
