Listening to songs by Weird Al Yankovic has got me thinking about parody songs, their nature and their purpose. For those unfamiliar with Weird Al or with parody songs generally, strap yourselves in and we’ll go for a spin. The world of parody is part humour and part serious. Typically, parodies aim to make comment […]
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Going deeper into Lord of the Oceans
The sermon of the coracle was not the only inspiration behind this song. My writing was also influenced by an old prayer known as the Lorica by St Patrick. There are a few songs – old and new – based on this prayer, including “Christ As A Light” by Ryan Flanigan and “Christ Be All […]
Beneath Lord of the Oceans
It was a Sunday night. We were all snugly wrapped up within the walls of our church. Happily we celebrated the accomplishment of our student minister who had recently graduated to “Reverend”. Funny stories were told and fond memories shared. Then the guest speaker rose to preach. It was Michael Frost, a lecturer at the […]
Lord of the Oceans
This song is intended to be a call and a challenge to the modern Church. In contrast to many contemporary songs out there, including Christian ones, this song is not about feeling good, safe, secure or even close to God. I don’t even know if you can technically call it a praise or worship song. […]
Lamentations Song released online
Here it is! Lamentations Song is now on YouTube for your viewing and listening pleasure! We had fun putting this lyric video together. Most of the photos were taken in a little place called Little Beach, an out-of-the-way intimate bay hidden somewhere on the south tip of WA. We stumbled upon it while on holiday […]
Lamentations Song
Here’s the story behind the writing of “Lamentations Song.” One favourite Old Testament passage for me is from the third chapter of the book of Lamentations. I believe it is quite a well-known passage but I will quote it here anyway: God’s loyal love couldn’t have run out, his merciful love couldn’t have dried up. […]
Lives on the Line – Part 2: My Day with the Homeless
If you have seen the lyric video for Lives on the Line, you will have noticed that many of the photos are of homeless people or people in difficulty. While I sourced some of these photos from iStock, I also took a lot of these myself. What follows is the story of the day I […]
Lives on the Line – Part 1
Lives on the Line – Part 1 See the lyric video here: https://youtu.be/qjJ88xHpIoc He was covered in tattoos. His face was gaunt, worn and appeared older than his age. His clothing was tatty and an odour hung about him like flies in an Australian summer. He told me stories of poverty, drug use and hunger, yet […]