One of the things that sometimes worries me in some worship songs is the way they imply a familiarity with Almighty God. Yes, Scripture uses lots of tender metaphors to describe God, but he is still God and we would be wise to treat him with respect. This cartoon from ASBO-Jesus captures my thoughts wonderfully.





And then the drop kick. Awesome. Jon rocks.
[...] Update: This is turning into a homage to monotheistic liturgical weirdness. Cyber-Psalm 35 is set in Baghdad and now Iyov gives us some Judeo-juju mumbo-jumbo. And don’t miss ASBO’s stomp and Eddie’s riff. [...]
Eddie – I agree – too familiar. I object to the phrase, “Thou art worthy “, repeated over and over. That phrase is A GIVEN.
I do believe the genesis of these “presentations” called music, have their origin in the dumbing down of education. Unfortunately, the Christian community has also been a victim of this process.