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Sent: February 05, 2005 14:39
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] over and
out
Sorry you have decided to leave Debbie but I
think I understand - What I don't understand however is in what way you
perceive Bruce Cockburn to be Christian. I didn't know who he was so I
enquired at his website and found the following:
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Over the course of three decades, Bruce Cockburn's ability to distill political events, spiritual
revelations and personal experience into
rich, compelling songs have made him one of the world's most celebrated
artists. And, as the title of his 27th studio album, You've Never Seen
Everything, suggests, few musicians have been as curious, probing or
provocative as Cockburn.
Written mostly over the last three years, the album's 12 songs reflect
Cockburn's deepening
frustration with a world out of balance. "We're confronted with great darkness
as a species right now, as spiritual
creatures on this planet," says Cockburn. "I don't think it's hopeless, and I
don't want this album to make people feel hopeless. But I think we've got to
call a spade a spade."
Songs like the tense opening "Tried and Tested," the hypnotic "All Our Dark
Tomorrows" and, especially, the swirling jazz of "Trickle Down" represent
some of Cockburn's angriest and
most political songs since his "Call it
Democracy" and "If I Had a Rocket Launcher" classics of the
mid-1980s. "You look at war and
environmental problems and you look at what's causing them and what's
preventing us from solving them and the trail always leads to human
greed," says Cockburn. "Somebody's getting
paid to keep it that way or make it worse. Everyone's wondering what it all
means and what we can do about it."
Cockburn's solution comes through in some of the most powerful songs of
hope he's ever written: the joyous "Open," the euphoric "Put It in Your Heart"
and the gorgeous closing "Messenger Wind." Says Cockburn: "What I see
happening in the face of all this darkness is
something new in human spirituality, openness, some sense of our common destiny. We've got to
keep nudging ourselves in the direction of good and respect for each other."
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Nothing on this website suggested
he is a follower of Christ and the above sounds more political than anything.
Noone who sees God as sovereign and still on the throne is concerned about any
of the above since the world has been "out of balance" since the fall and He
is able to handle both environment and take care of human greed; I
don't see "human spirituality" and Christianity as one and the same. Do
you?
Well, folks, it has been genuinely fun "meeting" you all, but I don't
really have time to continue my participation on TT, much as I would like
to. The huge investment of time has not been without a return, but there are
other things I need to give the time to! So I'm off. Thanks for the welcome
and interaction; some of you have been very encouraging and mind-expanding.
For those who remain on the list, here's a song by one of my favourite
Christian artists, Bruce Cockburn:
When thoughts rush by
and your signals seem to fly
keep it open
keep it open
some will lag behind
but we needn't be unkind
keep it open
keep it open
and help me keep mine open
too
sun stoned in the
east
in our eyes let there be
peace
keep it open
keep it open
and help me keep mine open too
Debbie
