ARTICLE: Christian Rock No Longer Limited
September 23rd, 2006 |
Articles | Source: CMWired.com (255)
“I listen exclusively to Christian music, ” says Criag Lamos, a sophomore at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. “I think that it helps me more in my walk with Christ. With secular music, I’d have to sit through stuff I don’t want to hear.” A generation ago, someone in Lamos’ shoes would have been forced to feed his hunger for Bible-bred pop music with the occasional concert by the overwrought hard-rock bands Petra or Stryper, the crossover tunes of Amy Grant or the latest version of Jesus Christ Superstar. But now, Christian bands play every week in any major metropolitan area. The Christian music festival SonFest, today at Mount Vernon Nazarene University, follows the nationally touring ShoutFest, which stopped Sept. 10 in Galloway. […read more]



