Truth: I found this blog background, thought of Nick's sweater, and said, "I've got to have a blog with this background." Sometimes things happen that way. Sometimes the aesthetics, the art, draws us into something. Sometimes it's not words but images or sounds or textures or themes that grab us. That's fitting for this project.
Who's That Man is a collection of songs I picked from Rich Mullins' catalog written between 1980 and 1997 when he died. His last project was not finished in his lifetime. The Jesus Demo was recorded on a portable cassette recorder in an abandoned church 9 days before his death. Those songs focused on Jesus specifically. My idea sprang from some of those songs talking to me right after Christmas, as the final strains of Behold the Lamb were still ringing. This isn't a copy of the Jesus Record, but several of those songs are integral.
My title for it - Who's That Man - comes from one of those songs called Surely God Is With Us, which is the real theme. The voice of a 1st century witness asks "Who's that man?" about Christ, feeling his love, hearing his words, watching his miracles. That's still a huge question today. Each song I've chosen to include centers on Jesus and his impact on people like us no matter the time period. These posts will reflect on those songs.
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i'm excited to see where this project goes.
ReplyDeletelike i was telling you this morning, i really feel like it has the potential to be a very creative, very communal, and very necessary piece of art.
let's not fall into the trap of trying to measure it by Behold standards though- it's not trying to be behold, nor would we want an imitation.
thinking about WTM right now while it's still in it's infantile state is exciting. it's like we're standing on the edge of a cliff ready to take a step off and see where it takes us. there's lots of potential there and i'm pumped to get the ball rolling.
like i said- i'm excited to see where it goes.