Brian Doerksen: The Holiness of God & The Banality of Modern Worship

In a recent interview with Christianity Today, Brian Doerksen (myspace) talks about the reasons behind the subject matter of his new album:

CT: Why make an album focused exclusively on God's holiness?

Doerksen: Two reasons. The positive reason is, when I went to withdraw and seek God at the beginning of last year to learn what he wanted me to do, I had such a powerful encounter with him and his holiness. The more I meditated, the more it became the only thing I wanted to sing about.

The negative reason would be simply my deep concern about some of what is going on in the modern worship explosion—the shallowness, the man-centeredness, the banality. I wanted to do something that was about God and his core attributes. A song like "Holy God" is a God song, not a song about our feelings toward God. It's not our response to God. So this was my way of saying, "Think on these things."

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[8snamor]

It is so good to hear from someone of Brian's stature who is concerned about the superficial nature of too much of what is supposed to pass as 'worship'.
People don't think about just what they are singing sometimes.
They will declare in song "I will always ...", for instance, (fill in the blank), but they never consider the implications of that statement.
Thank you Brian for listening to God and praise God for the anointing He has given to men like you.

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