When a peacock displays his plumage does he do it for the glory of God or is he just trying to get the attention of some cute hen? It doesn’t really matter, from my perspective it’s a glorious display of God’s creativity.

~From a comment left at Brent’s blog.

Bo and I went to see Rush last Saturday night. We had an awesome time, just the two of us hanging out. Rush was (is) one of my favorite bands. As a young bassist Geddy Lee was a huge influence on me, but Rush was one band I had never gotten to see live. Now that Bo is in his own band playing bass, he too spends a lot of time listening and learning from Geddy Lee. But of course, Geddy is not the only great musician in Rush. Neil Peart is arguably among the greatest rock drummers to ever play and Alex Lifeson is no slouch either.

We both were in awe the entire show. Even at their advanced age (in their 50s) they have unbelievable chops. Bo and I both knew the source of their talent even if the guys in Rush didn’t. Honestly I don’t know whether they give credit to God for their gift or not… from our perspective it didn’t really matter, it was a glorious display of God’s creativity. Thus, the peacock reference…

Years ago, we purged ourselves of all music that we feel ‘didn’t honor God’ and began to only listen to Christian music. What a stupid thing to do… fortunately we came to our senses. After all who gave Sting his lyrical ability or Dave Matthews his talent? MIles, Jaco, etc, etc… Every good and perfect gift comes from Him, the Father of Light, whether or not the recipient acknowledges it. Christians need to stop being afraid of ‘the World’ and experience the fullness of all God’s glory.

Now… the ‘Christian Music Industry’… grrrr…. that’s another post.