i’m pretty sure i first met wes whitener at the 40watt in athens GA opening for danielson famile. 11 or 12 years later he sent me these great questions and i answered them >>
i’m pretty sure i first met wes whitener at the 40watt in athens GA opening for danielson famile. 11 or 12 years later he sent me these great questions and i answered them >>
this is such an interesting interview! thanks so much for taking the time to answer the questions! it really blessed me.
good interview. and a great site name too.
This was an illuminating and edifying interview, with some directions I will take in music/worship hunting. I am in complete agreement with Glen’s concept of worship. I think his music has more in common with 17th to 19th century poems/hymns and the beloved Psalter used for singing by the Scots.
As far as theology and history go, I would say that Christianity’s roots must include some understanding of the pagan culture that Paul engages, most assuredly the Epicureans and Stoics, the latter whom Paul no doubt admires.
What works today has not changed: prayer, surrender and allowing the Holy Spirit to make us subjects to the King.
I pray for Glen and his ministry: he is being used to change me…
Interesting interview. When you were talking about some churches worshiping to Soul-Junk I remembered that when I played bass for worship for a group of 20-30 year olds in my church about 8-9 years ago I passed a tape of some Soul-Junk songs I thought would be appropriate for the setting to the leader… I was politely told no.
I just loved that interview. The Glen-ster took zee ball and raaaaan — so good to read such articulation on such the worthy work/doc/artifact that is 1960, as well as more …
All E’s & B’s?
I never knew!
I’m an all B’s man myself …
And the Grand Canyon/the Big 119 analogy was cool;
I’ve been watching nightly the new Ken Burns mini-series on National Parks airing on PBS tv this week — and, while there is no way to fully relay the experience of being there in/at one of the those veritable Wonders of Creation, I’ve picked up a vibe of relaxing awe from the programs, acting like a tonic as well as humbling one to contemplate the Infinite …
If you’ve seen most of those Parks, the programs work in such a way as to re-connect you with that original feeling you first had there, of being in the presence of such incredible beauty, majesty, mystery — so presently, demonstrably knowable and yet so much more, sublimely beyond, touched by the Creator …