Christian Music Heritage

I am a music junkie. There, I said it. But that still doesn't remedy my problem... I have so much music, that I seldom get to listen to it all. But fortunately, the iPod came along. Now I shuffle through my entire collection randomly and within a four or five month period, I'll hear every album...

... except my records. But I've been in the process of ripping my vinyl to a digital format that can be played on my iPod. During this task, I've rediscovered a lot of really cool music! (It has to be cool, if it is in my collection, right?!)

So today, I'm listening to Sheila Walsh's 1983 "War of Love". I bought this record when I was working at a radio station in Boise. I loved the 80's techno beat, fairly rare in ccm at the time. Admittedly, it sounds a bit dated today, but it sure brings back some great memories!

All this has got me thinking about how thankful I am that people have been making music glorifying God. For decades artists have been expressing their beliefs through music, each in their own styles. And I am confident that the music industry today is a much better place thanks to the work of people like Sheila Walsh... or Martin Luther... or King David.

My hope is that generations from now, people will look back at the music of today and be thankful for the legacy Christian musicians are leaving right now.