So i've been thinking a little more about this whole gray thing. Back when i was still pretty involved with church, i listened to a singer named Leslie Phillips. (Nowadays she goes by Sam Phillips, and her stuff is even better than before, but that's a story for my music page.) She had an album and song called "Black and White in a Gray World." The idea is that Christians ought to be able to see or maybe do, what's right, what's black and white, despite living in a world that doesn't always make it easy to do so.
So Leslie Philips left Christian music, cause she said it was too restrictive. For me, it's probably a cop-out to say that Christianity was too restrictive.* More likely it's just me being lazy. But i'd say that i definitely don't see everything in black and white anymore. These days, things tend towards the gray, with two, or even more sides to every issue. And i'm thinking that if i start making these pages any more honest, then "somewhat gray" is an apt description indeed.
i'm sure i'll have more to say about this later...especially if my pop reads it. >:P
Oh, by the way, while digging a little for Leslie Phillips info, i found this very interesting analysis of the contemporary Christian music industry, and about this phenomenon of "crossing over," a frequently debated topic in CCM circles.
* Oh, here's what Leslie Phillips really said about Christian music. Good interview.
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