I've been listening to what has become my favorite band alot recently. They're called the daylights, and i first heard them when I was a summer intern at Riverbend Church in Austin. They're out of LA and are gaining a ton of momentum. Anyways, i'm stuck on they're track "weapons" right now. The chorus goes:
lay down, lay down your weapons boy
right now right now, you're gonna change the world
I think this speaks to me beacuse it reveals something i struggle with alot. I've always been an agressive guy-i like collision sports, violent movies and explosions. I also like to fight. It sounds weird, but if there is something i feel is wrong, or i disagree with i default to search and destroy, usually verbally and not physically, but still--if i feel like someone is coming after me or something i believe in i want to jack them up. And that is completely opposed to what Jesus called me to. We can't effect change in our culture when we're fighting (eachother or the culture itself) I'm very guilty of mocking christian subculture (even when it earns it) and it's counter productive. It's like football players hitting guys on their own team. Anyways, before I really start to make a difference I need to lay down all my weapons and love people. Great song, can't wait for the cd to come out. Show the daylights some love--
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Nick, "gentle Jesus meek and mild" is a bunch of malarkey! Jesus may not have been violent in a conventional sense, but he fought for truth. He was no girly-man when he made a whip and cleaned out the temple. God gave you testosterone. You're a man. Embrace it.
Our culture tries to feminize men, and I hate that. I respect the heck out of ya' for being honest about expressing aggression. Maybe we could start a Christian Fight Club. ;-) Shoot me an email and lets chat more: elenburg@discovertruth.com.
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