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Hi friends, i just wanted to talk about music (I usually dont have much else to talk about). The direction that music is taking in specific.
With the new age of hipsters, cardigans, and leather boots, its not just styles and life thats changing, ive noticed music is taking its routes as well. Music runs in its own full circle i feel. Were on the way back to seeing music going in a simpler, more artistic age. Artists like Bon Iver and Mumford and Sons gettting in the spotlight, when 5 years ago you would’ve never guessed. Dave Grohl, frontman for Foo fighters, hit the nail on the head at the grammys for his award speech saying,
“For me this award means alot because it shows that the human element of making rock is the most important. Singing into a microphone and learning to play an instrument and learning your craft is the most important thing for people to do. It’s not about being perfect. It’s not about sounding correct. It’s not about what goes on in a computer. It’s about what goes on in here (points to heart) and what goes on in here (points to head.)”
People are getting to a point where the heart of music is what really matters. Bands like Mumford and Sons arent at the top because they wow everyone with their intricate guitar licks and cool “Beat” (What the heck does that mean? Rap music will never make sense to me), theyve made it because theyve found a way to bring lyrical content to hearts of others. Just a small step in the hope for humanity… aye?
THANKS. for reading.
Caleb
At the honor academy we have different 3 day events called “Life Transforming Events (or LTE for short). This past weekend was the fasting LTE, where corporately all Teen Mania Ministries interns fasted for 3 days (fasting being not eating or drinking anything but water). The reason for fasting is to increase desire for the things of God. This was the 2nd fasting LTE I’ve been a part of so far at the HA, and this time it was a struggle to say the least. While I saw all my friends running after the presence of God, getting words from the Lord either for themselves or for others, I just wasn’t feeling it. Not long after the LTE I realized what the Lord was trying to show me. Simply HIS LOVE FOR ME. It’s such a thrown around term, “Jesus loves you” but it’s the most tangible, yet indescribable idea to be had. The creator of the universe takes an honest interest in me as a person. He wants to have a relationship with me, of all people. As many times as ive turned my back on him, as many times as I make a conscious decision to do what I know wont glorify him. What a concept.
I’ve had a fear of being accepted by people my entire life. Whenever I get left out of a group or don’t get invited somewhere I take it personally (usually subconsciously, yet buried in my actual feeling). I couldnt explain to you why, but I’ve always been that way. Even in my tough guy stages where I was just concerned about the fact that I could care less about what anyone had to say about me (once again, untrue), I still had the insecurities of a boy. During the fasting LTE the Lord showed me that he accepts me and wants to hang out all the time. As generic as the revelation is, I never fully grasped the concept. The fact that God loves me even when I did things that caused just about everyone around me to give up on me. Even including my so called “Christian leadership” that was above me in high school. I thought that If even my leadership in my church couldn’t look past my sin and struggles, the how could the God we all serve do it? I held so much bitterness towards people, and I just sat down and wrote all the people I had bitterness towards and took the time to individually forgive each one in my heart. So much freedom came out of that, that I was able to walk in what the Lord had been trying to show me the whole time, that HE LOVES ME. Even when my leadership didn’t, even when the people I looked up to didn’t, even when I didn’t.
Taking all that I’ve been through this weekend, I’m just working towards developing myself as a person. Becoming a person. Not just a shallow attempt at what I hope youll like. It takes a level of precociousness to get to a place where you sometimes desire to be. I just want to love people, like Christ loves me. I don’t want to be the person that people have to seek the approval of. I want to take genuine interest in people. Everyone has a story, everyone has a past, and everyone has their own being. I want to take part in peoples stories, and live to tell the day. I just want to feel genuineness from my living in everything I take part of in a day.
I’m working on it.
Thanks,
Caleb Paul Sanchez
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Tonight I had the privilege of seeing John mark McMillan perform live at hope church in frisco, about an hour from Dallas. The church had 2 services and then a concert, so I got to see him a total of 3 times today. All for free! I had the honor of getting to chat with him after the show real briefly, just basically saying thanks for his music and that I really looked up to him both as a musician, and as a man. I’ve really digging his writing the last few months. I haven’t been able to get the class, and the integrity of his albums out of my mind for the last few months. It’s resulted in me listening to his newest album, “Economy” on repeat since it came out. He said something during the show that really hit me this evening. He said that the truth never changes, but communication does. It really just reminded me that worship music doesn’t have to be a dotted eighth delay line for an intro, and a build up into the bridge, but it can be expressed in any sort of music you choose. It’s the heart that matters. I’m very opinionated in my music choices, (everyone reminds me of it) because I only want to support music that has heart and integrity. That’s why I’ve been a huge fan of McMillan and his tunes lately, because the man speaks from his heart, and out of reverence for the saving power that Christ has, and has graced us all with. I was so nervous when I spoke with him, and I sounded like an idiot, but nonetheless it was an incredible experience to talk with a man I’ve looked up to from a distance for so long. Great show, great experience, greater God.
Well here we are friends. I’ve been here at the honor academy school of worship for about 5 months now. New January interns just got here, and life is good. The lord is constantly changing my heart everyday and it’s a beautiful (and somewhat painful) thing. He’s breaking my heart for what breaks his, and teaching me trust in HIS plan. Not mine. That’s all for now.
Whats going on in my life, my current music obsession, my current guitar gear/interest. Here we go.
