Eric talks to his friend, Josh, from the indie rock project, "Make Sure." They had been having conversations privately and thought it would be helpful to bring the conversation to the public. Eric and Josh both love Jesus and His word and desire to live and talk in a way that honors Christ. Yet, they land in pretty different places regarding political and social issues. We get into the topics of patriarchy, race, and even a bit of the Charlie Kirk stuff that has sparked a massive conversation across the globe. This is not a debate and many things are left unsaid. Listen with grace and an open bible.
Josh aligns with more with Tim Keller, Russell Moore, Gavin Ortland, and Kevin DeYoung while Eric has been greatly influenced by Douglas Wilson, Michael Foster, Wayne Grudem, and John Piper. So how can we have productive conversations with Christians who's worldview is very different from ours? It's difficult, takes time, and requires the godly attributes from James 3:13-18 and Proverbs 18:17.
Check out Make Sure's new album, "Starry May Morning" at https://makesure.bandcamp.com/album/starry-may-morning
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Eric sits down with his brother-in-law, Brian Day to discuss the complexities of adding the label, "Christian" to music. Brian is a longtime musician and songwriter. Follow his podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@PhilosopherRock2020 and his current music projects: https://acrolith.bandcamp.com/album/allision and https://blackwithstars.bandcamp.com/album/black-with-stars.
Featured Biblical Indie Rock Artist: Descriptor. Listen at biblicalindierock.com.
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In this solo episode, Eric discusses his history with Twenty One Pilots and why he interprets their lyrics through the lens of his Christian worldview. He also breaks down the meaning of each of the 13 songs on the new album, "Breach."
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In this solo episode, Eric discusses the history of Sower and how his love for songwriting, production, and teaching the Bible have all come together. He discusses his studio, moonlightstudios.org, his old bands, Curbsquirrels (Christian Pop Punk) who was signed to Dug Records, and Kevin and the Octaves (Indie Pop), which has been featured in many tv shows, movies, trailers, and video games over the years. Eric has also released a number of songs under his own name, Eric Tuffendsam.
As a producer, the biggest song Eric has worked on is the song "Make You Mine" by Public, accumulating over a billion plays between all platforms.
Featured Biblical Indie Rock Artist: Zambroa. You can find more at biblicalindierock.com.
Dan Monahan, a college roommate and friend of Rich Mullins, reminisces about his time with Rich. Eric and Dan talk about how Rich might have viewed the modern Christian music industry today (CCM).