From Let Downs to Hurricanes

So I just finished reading the newest issue of Relevant Magazine and there was a great interview with Jon Foreman from Switchfoot and Fiction Family. As I was reading the interview, I just kept thing about the relationship between the arts and theology. I found myself just very thankful for being able to listen to theologians like Sufjan Stevens, Jon Foreman and David Bazan perform and compose simply beautiful music that moves the very core of who I am.

Here are some quotations that found particularly healing, and if you haven't checked out the new Relevant yet, you definitely should:

“But I think the point is ultimately not about me. And if you approach the world with the apron of a servant, then you are allowed to of places that you can’t go if you approach it with the crown of a king.”

“I have had moments in my life where I’ve been naïve enough to think I’m going to change the world. And it’s a really incredible feeling, the day you discover that’s never going to be the case.”

“Playing rock and roll is a very bipolar existence. It’s a manic-depressive reality of walking out in front of thousands of people with an electric guitar in your hand. Your feel pretty invincible, you know? Then you walk off stage, five minutes later you’re alone in a city where you don’t know anyone, and you’re depressed and a little bit lonely. You’re lonely, but you don’t want to see anyone.”

Why am I so moved by Madonna and Child?