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Keith Green & Rich Mullins: Where Would Their Theology Be Today?
By Steve on September 24, 2018
Rich Mullins & Keith Green Rich Mullins and Keith Green were two of the most influential people on my faith, theology, and walk with Christ as a teen and later as a young adult. Not…
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Episode 075: Catching Up with Tom Read
By Steve on July 14, 2018
Hi Pilgrim, Singer – Songwriter Tom Read returns to Beyond the Pale to share the story behind his new record “Lament” and how that emotion has expressed itself in his Christian journey recently. We also chat…
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Music Review: Dave Griffiths “Here & Now”
By Steve on April 4, 2016
Music in the church has always been shaped by the culture and theology of the times. Whether it be King David, who advocated violence and warfare in his praise, or Calvinism, whose atonement theology worked…
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Grace, a Guitar, and Gabriel
By Steve on December 31, 2013
Two years ago my teenage son Gabriel wanted a guitar for Christmas. I thought, “Yeah, that will be used for a couple weeks and then sit in his room as a museum piece.” (I’m pretty…
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Bono Leads Dublin Street Crowd in “Oh Come All Ye Faithful”
By Steve on December 29, 2013
How cool would it be if you were out walking the streets on Christmas Eve night with your family and discover that the guy busking songs is not just some local musician, but U2 frontman Bono? Yeah,…
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Daniel Amos KickStarter Campaign
By Steve on February 11, 2013
If you haven’t heard of the band Daniel Amos, you’re probably not alone. One of the pioneers of the Christian music scene for nearly forty years they are now virtually ignored by today’s mainstream Christian…
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Lady Gaga & The Church
By Steve on June 4, 2012
Lady Gaga came to Hong Kong and I wasn’t invited to go protest. Man…I am really outside the “in crowd” circle! Seriously though, one of the benefits of not hanging out with the fringe elements…
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“Let’s Bring Heaven to Earth”…Bono
By Steve on April 9, 2012
For a while I had been wondering what has been happening with Bill Hybels from Willow Creek. Seemed in the 1990’s we were all reading his books and watching his teachings. Haven’t heard from him…
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Glen Campbell & The Wichita Lineman
By Steve on November 10, 2011
Was reading the paper on Sunday morning and the weekend section had a nice article on Glen Campbell highlighting the fact that, at 75 years old, the famed singer was embarking on a “farewell” tour…