Larry Norman

It’s been ages since I last posted anything. That’s not entirely true. I wrote an entry about a book I’ve been reading called Christianity and Liberalism, written by J. Gresham Machen. I recommend it. The entry started to get a little out of hand, so I set it to private.

I discovered Larry Norman a few days ago, and I’m all ate up with him, now. As I’ve mentioned to a couple of people who regularly read, he was one of the original Christian rock musicians. I’m not really a music expert, but I think he was pretty good, and he seems to have been moderately famous even before he became a Christian. His lyrics are simple, jaunty and not the “Jesus is my boyfriend” kind of sap that much contemporary Christian and praise music has degenerated into. Here’s a sample that isn’t extremely characteristic, but is still good.