Those metal friends (not feinds, friends) have done another really cool thing. In the spirit of "end of year lists," their January 2007 issue features members from four Christian hard music bands (Demon Hunter, Underoath, As I Lay Dying, and Norma Jean). And the writer has said two amazing things (more than two, but let me say this...):
He's coined a new phrase for the Christian hard music movement:
NWOCHM
(New Wave Of Christian Heavy Metal, kind of like the NWOBHM in the 80s or the NWOAHM in the last couple of years).
And he's described the people in these bands as:
"They don't shun secular mainstream,
and they don't try and slip you pamphlets trumpeting the Good News.
Instead, these guys have become the pamphlets:
young dudes in awesome bands who go about their business and just seem a little bit happier thane veryone else on the scene."
Wow, this is like the believers from the church in Antioch being called "Christians" for the first time. This is like what Paul the Apostle talked about, being Living Epistles, or living examples of a Christ-like life.
This is real good news and an amazing thing to be thankful for.
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at January 3, 2007 12:00 PMWow. This is like a chapter of Acts being written today! Not exactly, but it's darn exciting to see a raw (pure) testimony of Jesus and/or His witnesses being quoted accurately. This platform that Revolver gave to this was amazing. I'm so stoked. Everyone should buy this issue and read it. WOw.
Posted by: Douglas at January 3, 2007 12:23 PMthat was such an awesome article.
Posted by: Nathan at January 3, 2007 05:32 PM