My wife, son and I attended a concert on the Christian Classics Tour last Friday that featured Michael Card, Wayne Watson, Twila Paris, and Steve Green.   I’m old enough to remember when these four were pillars of what was known as “contemporary Christian music” in the 80s and 90s (‘classic’ is a nice euphemism).

The local paper here called it “bringing back songwriters, not just performers.”

I can see why.  We were reminded of what a great trove of music these artists represent.  For example, look at the lyrics to this Michael Card song:

It seems I’ve imagined Him all of my life
As the wisest of all of mankind
But if God’s Holy wisdom is foolish to men
He must have seemed out of His mind

For even His family said He was mad
And the priest said a demon’s to blame
But God in the form of this angry young man
Could not have seemed perfectly sane

When we in our foolishness thought we were wise
He played the fool and He opened our eyes
When we in our weakness believed we were strong
He became helpless to show we were wrong

So we follow God’s own Fool
For only the foolish can tell
Believe the unbelievable
Come be a fool as well

Come lose your life for a carpenter’s son
For a madman who died for a dream
Then you’ll have the faith His first followers had
And you’ll feel the weight of the beam

So surrender the hunger to say you must know
Have the courage to say, “I believe”
For the power of paradox opens your eyes
And blinds those who say they can see

So we follow God’s own Fool
For only the foolish can tell
Believe the unbelievable
Come be a fool as well

Have you seen any of the shows?

Do you have a favorite “Christian classic” from one of these artists?

This

On Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at the mid-point in Holy Week, Soli Deo Gloria will launch the Chicago Bach Project with Johann Sebastian Bach’s brilliant and profoundly moving St. Matthew Passion. SDG’s Artistic Director, John Nelson, will conduct a distinguished roster of soloists, the Chicago Bach Choir & Orchestra, and Anima – Young Singers of Greater Chicago in this “Great Passion,” as the St. Matthew is known.

Get tickets here.

The Celebration Worship Team will perform along with bluegrass artists Southern Reign.

Celebration Baptist is 30 miles west of Jacksonville, just off I-10.  For a map, click here.

Thanks to Chet and Rosina Gray of Celebration Baptist for putting this together.

If your church would like to hold a benefit concert, contact me @ 1-800-391-8545 ext. 174 or via email.