Lord Have Mercy On Me: Christian Themes in Secular Music (#010)

In this episode, we explore the spiritual roots of popular music and listen to examples of Christian themes that have shown up outside of the Christian Rock cloister throughout the decades, from Black Gospel quartets, through Elvis, Johnny Cash, and into the modern rock of the 1990's and 2000's.

Plus, another edition of "We Were Wrong", Tony's idea for a rock band comprised of middle aged Dads that used to be cool, the final word on whether humans are good or evil, and a discussion about the Robert Morris scandal at Gateway Church.

Intro preaching is Pastor Clay Evans from Chicago, IL.

Bands/ Artists discussed:

Lauren Daigle
Soul Stirrers
Sam Cooke
The Statesmen Quartet
Elvis Presley
Dion
Johnny Cash
Kris Kristoffersen
Hank Williams
One Bad Pig
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Pleasant Grove
Silver Jews
Purple Mountains
Belle and Sebastian
Sufjan Stevens
U2

Book: Human Kind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman

Book: Faith, Hope and Carnage by Nick Cave and Sean O'Hagan

Artist: Rachel Whiteread

Movie: Reality Bites (1994)

God Gave Rock & Roll To You is a podcast exploring the Christian rock subculture of the late 20th century, hosted by Matt Beaton with co-hosts Doug Dickens and Tony Hormillosa.

We are friends who each grew up in a distinct version of this world, and we want to discuss what it was, where it came from, and what it turned into. We’ll be taking many side roads along the way, while listening to some of the best (and worst) music of the era..

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