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Jt:Thanks for making my point for me.
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Sent: February 05, 2005 14:52
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] over and
out
Jt: By the way, no offence intended but,
has anyone ever told you that your offspring are.........
My offspring are what
Lance? Why do you assume everyone knows what you mean all the
time?
I have no idea what you are
talking about.
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
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