#TheChurch

[matteerickson]

A couple from tonight's @thechurch_band show at the @greatamericanmusichall in SF. What a fantastic show! Full review coming soon to www.allmusicmagazine.com #thechurch #stevekilby #ianhaug #allmusicmagazine #thinktankphoto #adobe #lightroom #blackrapid #greatamericanmusichall #sanfrancisco #bayarea #phographybymatte #canonphotography #canonr6 #progradedigital #vans #fueledbydeathwish #altrock #rocknrolllifestyle #concertphotography #blackandwhite #livemusic #austrailianmusicians (at Great American Music Hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpzcsaAu8_O/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[eric-sadahire]

Medieval peasants worked only about 150 days in a year.

The church believed it was important to keep them happy with frequent mandatory holidays.

You have less holidays than a medieval peasant.

[primojab]

Showing love on a Tuesday like we always do, its Issue 77 of @the_abyss_podcast Today’s episode we got the Bronx’s very own Bloo Azul building with us! Since 2019 Bloo has been consistently delivering dope product and his latest drop Troo Bloo with @thestandouts_ is another example of his commitment to excellence! We chop it up with the good brother about his origins in the game, owning his name and his dedication to originality, MF Doom as an early inspiration and artistic influence and cooking up with @spanish_ran in The Church along with @thetreemason and @aldoebbm as they continue their campaign of undeniably raw hip hop music! Lock in with Lukey Karl and me while we continue to take you deeper into The Abyss! #nowstreaming #soundcloud #applemusic #youtube #spotify #thechurch #thebronx #hiphop #mfdoom #blooazul #tuesday #vibes #rappers #rapmusic #art #undergroundhiphop #boombap #podcast #fortheculture (at The Bronx NYC) https://www.instagram.com/p/CopP6Qtrt3i/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[meaningfulmasculinity]

Elections have Consequences!

The phrase “elections have consequences” is bandied about in the media and in political dialogues more robustly over the past couple of years or so. It typically means whatever the person dropping it wants it to mean. For the conservatives, it means that Trump is out, and the progressive left agenda now pervades. For the left, it means women will be forced to back-alley abortions and black people…

[rratedreligion]

Should Christians Revere Martin Luther King Jr.?

Not only is this question controversial (which it should not be) in societal circles, but this has become taboo in faith-based communities as well. This is a big mistake. Christians are obsessed with the search for the ultimate truth (or they should be). This is especially important regarding man-made worship. There are many questions surrounding the personal choices of MLK. Moreover, his…

[minister-erik]

IT LEADS YOU HERE, DESPITE YOUR DESTINATION (under the milky way tonight) - Composition Monday

© Erik McGregor - erikrivas@hotmail.com - 917-225-8963

[moveleftslightly]

Churchgoers 6/8. Elephant and Castle 2016.

[rude-horror-podcast]

Since tomorrow is my birthday, here is another BIG guest announcement in the coming weeks, the hint is the guest on the show has worked on all of these films! #cityofthelivingdead #houseontheedgeofthepark #stagefright #thechurch #horror #horrorpodcast #rudehorrorpodcast https://www.instagram.com/p/CpVwJBuufSR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[battle-and-faith-comics]

Today's livestream on Facebook and YouTube

[guenthergroup]

Twilight. . . *** #endofday #pnwskies #twilighttime #intotheweekend #silhouettes #guenthergroup #thechurch (at Guenther Group) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnqJPpPpovW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[eric-sadahire]

If you aren’t someone the church would have burned 300 years ago…

Are you even living?

[blacklodgemusictx]

Texas Show Three: Austin Night Two

I'm in my San Antonio hotel room, awaiting Show Four. I can see how a person might get used to this. New city, new hotel, comfy bed (fingers crossed), tiny writing desk/table/bureau for me to sit at and pour out my adventures from the night before.

But there is a not insubstantial quantity of animals at home who need me back, not to mention a boss who will notice if I'm not back and re-chained to my oar at the proper time.

So I will continue on with the time allotted to me.

Last night was the Cactus Cafe in Austin and this had me feeling a lot of feelings (in my feelings? as the kids say?) If all eventualities are still playing out every where at any given time, four-years-younger me was still wandering the halls, looking for the cafe.

I was still there taking pictures with Marty where I accidentally hit record and ended up getting a video of the table top and random audio of our weird conversation (90% of conversations with Marty are probably weird conversations and I am 100% here for that), me with my hotel room freshly cancelled out from under me still talks to Salim (he has kind eyes... He's tall. Like me. Most people aren't tall like me. Why is he talking to me?), talks to Danny (who will go home to England and yet - on the other side of a stack of calendar pages - will still become my Skype guitar mentor). Maybe in some reality we still have our Austin hotel room and all is well, maybe in some realties, we hit a deer on the way home (Hill Country Deer roulette is a thing, y'all, never doubt.)

The stage curtains are still red at the Cactus Cafe. The whole thing felt small. Like when you return to a childhood classroom after a growth of years and wonder at the doll-sized tables and chairs, hooks for coats and backpacks now at stooping level.

The audience was good. A very respectable number. Quiet and attentive. Joe and Salim are appreciably tighter as a duo than just a couple of days ago. The songs with Oliva (all songs should be with Olivia. That should be the rule. If you want your song to be exponentially more gorgeous, allow her to deftly draw her bow across it) have grown from one to two ("Friends for Life" and now "Miette.")

Curfew at 10 doesn't afford Marty the same relaxed approach as previously. He still banters... he just tries to do it quickly/more condensed. Still. A sight to behold. I mentioned to Danny ("Laish" from the last tour, 2018) that we didn't get back from Celina last weekend until after 2am. You know how Marty loves to talk. That man, he agrees, loves to talk. But I don't think any one of us who have met him would have it any other way.

If there were ever enough time, I would love to take Marty strolling in some cool, storied old cemetery. He has prefaced "Hopes and Fears" each night with mention of a love story occurring during the Industrial Revolution where people were being eaten by machines just miles from the picturesque English countryside.

I wonder what he would say at the Colorado mining town cemeteries we've been to in years gone by where my favorite thing to do was walk amongst the headstones and imagine the tragedies that went with each short span between dashes. Injury, illness, tragedy... anything has to be infinitely more interesting and therefore romantic than the angry, disposable society of today.

It was a good show. The best possible incubator for what is about to happen because I'm surely about to be standing in Philly tomorrow (philly... philly... philadelphia. TOMORROW. Wake up. Terrifying miracle of modern air travel *POOF* other side of the US) wondering where all that good will and attentiveness went.

Salim gives voice to exactly what I'm thinking (he gestures to me twice last night to come back over to where he is because I wander off when people want to talk to him. Still, watching him wave at me, I stifle the urge to turn around and look behind me. Surely, he's waving at someone else.)

The touring unit, Salim says (Joe, Salim, Marty and Olivia) are hitting their stride and perfecting their performance (story about Venice here, speaking in different accents, counting in different languages, story about the arrival of "I Don't Think So" in one day's work)... just to only have one night left and done. This is the kind of situation where you want this to be the beginning, the warm up, not the end.

The East dates will not be like any of this. I know that. And I worry. He doesn't need me to worry. He's an old pro at this, but I also remember very clearly standing in the West Salem gig in 2020 and just being so angry while forks clattered against plates and people just would not *shut up*. They talked over Rhett too which is bizarre to me as this is who most of them are paying specifically to see (I still have only the most basic concept of Rhett. I know he is kind and gives off similar good feelings as Salim... but I also know he's on TV. Like, a lot). These audiences will be looking for a tipple, looking for a gnosh and the music will be a backdrop that a lot of them will barely pay attention to.

I'm glad for the Texas gigs. I'm glad for the love that has been afforded everyone so far. So so much.

Salim mentioned liking the response gotten so far to "Protect Your Peace," a lovely song Salim has been weaving around a piece of audience participation that has - so far - gone beautifully. I feel like this song is probably not even going to be tried on the next leg of shows... just a feeling.

But an old, dear friend of mine I've never actually met in person bought EIGHT tickets for Philly so there is as much positive mojo as anyone could possibly want right out of the gate.

And Sarah and me and my husband will be there. Which means, no matter how hard he has to fight to win the room every night... the cheering section from home will still be there.

And doubtless, there will be someone there every night that was just like I was. Someone who didn't know that some guy they've never heard of from Texas is EXACTLY what they needed to include to make their listening, their *living* experience that much better.

And winning one person is WINNING.

Grand adventure awaits.

[jeremiahjahi]

Let the ig family say Amen. As I drove on the 101, this building and its message seemed to dominate the space. The freeway of love I guess. I take pictures of ish that grabs my spirit and won't let go. Lean in and Keep moving. Have a great day folks. #passion #mindsetiseverything #growth #cinema #savinggrace #travelphotography #thechurch #thecross #worldcinema #blackcinema #playwright #brooklyn #freeway #scriptdevelopment #CINEMA #WORLDCINEMA #nightwalk #brooklynnights #BLACKCINEMA #PLAYWRIGHT #CREATIVITY #helpneeded #mindsetmatters #KEEPMOVING #leanin #PERSERVERENCE #INSTAGRAM #FACEBOOK #CULTURE #WORLDCULTURE https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm_T3I0OI6N/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[meaningfulmasculinity]

Deuteronomy Challenge: Day Forty-Seven

Daily Journal Entry

I took a few days off from journaling, I am not sure why. Like most of the people in my family, I battle depression really badly. It was never a thing until I hit my late thirties. I have been doing good now for some time, but it got the best of me a couple days ago. Once again I am reminded of how much more helpful this program will be with a weekly support group, church if you will. I ate well…

[rratedreligion]

The Christian Parallax

Q: What is the Christian parallax? A: It is the plight of the Christian way of life; a deficiency in the secular worldview which the faith-bassed community must endeavor. par•al•lax \ˈpa-rə-ˌlaks\ noun[Middle French parallaxe, from Greek parallaxis, from parallassein to change, from para– + allassein to change, from allos other] 1580: the apparent displacement or the difference in apparent…

[macintaministries]

Alive With Power!