Johannes Retief
Posts from Author
Contemporary Christian Music (# 3): A tool for evangelism?
In the previous two articles, attention was drawn to worldliness within the Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) industry, as well as the musical style’s incompatibility with the worship of God....
Contemporary Christian Music (# 2): Suitable for worship?
While many Christians may admit that much of present-day Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) is a result of its close association with the secular rock music industry and not God-honouring,...
Contemporary Christian Music #1: Worldliness
While many Christians may concede that most popular rock music is out of bounds for God’s people, “Christian rock” or Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) is often treated as a...
Rock Music (# 2): Origins
Last time, we noted the five major themes of rock music (rebellion, sex, violence, nihilism, and the occult). We also observed that the musical style (not just the words)...
Rock Music (# 1): Patterns
According to one study,1 the average Australian spends three to four hours a day listening to music. If that’s true, music could be one of the primary things that...