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February 14, 1983 ALETHEIA Page 3 Res. Band Interview Continued From Page One that’s happening, and in stead of trying to play musical “catch up”, really be on the cutting edge of the current styles that are at tracting a lot of young peo ple. TJ: Denouncing music as decadent is aimost as old as music itself, and in his time, Elvis Presley was even ac cused of everything in cluding causing the com mon cold, but how do you respond when a member of the Christian family reacts negatively to the rock & roll style of your music? GK: Well, first of all, if you get into the biblical perspec tive of it, nothing in the scripture condemns or con dones rock & roll or any other music style. It’s a cultural bias, I think, and for the most part the worry that a lot of the older Christians have as to the kind of music we play, you know hard rock and heavy metal type stuff, is mainly because of the lifestyle of many of the secular counterparts and has to do more with cultural biases and unbelievers’ lifestyles than it has to do with anything we’re doing. We live the Bible. We’re more conservative than most preachers and that’s just the truth. We take a strong stand that the Bible has got to be our answers and that we live it practically in our day to day life. And we’re not going to allow the tripped out, crazed secular musical lifestyle affect us, and we’ve been doing it for ten years with good fruit; and Jesus said that you’re not going to see good fruit come from a bad tree, so... TJ:' What do you feel are, along these lines, the redeeming features of Chris tian music in the rock for mat? GK: Well, again, this is the language of the people. In one sense you have a smaller audience among young Christians, but let’s face it - there’s tons of young believers who are a little bit worldly, you know, one foot in the Lord, one foot in the world, who really need to be reached too, and we feel, again, that we’re a viable alternative to a lot of the secular groups that they’d be going to see if they came to town the same night. Beyond that, we can reach a lot of unbelievers, because we’re just simply speaking their language. Sometimes, we found, in this country at least, that churches somewhere got off the cultural changes of society about maybe ’64, ’65 and haven’t really gone any further. That’s fine if they’re not thinking about Outreach , but if you’re trying to win souls you’re going to have to speak their language, and it would be the same as going to France and trying to speak to everyone in English. It would be the same thing as going to India and telling them they have to dress Western. You don’t impose your culture on peo ple. You bring Jesus and His love to people, and you bring the truth about sin, the truth about heaven and hell, the truth about what it means to follow Jesus, not just say the words and play the game, but pick up the cross and follow Him. That’s the word that we preach but it’s got to be in a contemporary manner or you’re gonna lose your au dience - they’re not ever , gonna hear the Gospel; they won’t even give you a chance. Intramurals Winter has set in, and in tramurals are in full swing! 100 guys and gals, represen tatives of the five campus dorms, are participating in intramural basketball this semester. Three nights a week, emotions run high as the men and women vie for hall superiority. According to Joe Surin, basketball is a “good, fast-paced sport to help regulate homework and provide a recreational need for the students.” The value of intramurals is simple. Says Surin, “students learn to be part of a team and overlook com petitiveness and have a good time. Qualities of good sportsmanship can also be developed.” Basketball is certainly not the end of the year’s in tramural program, because softball will begin after spring break. Perhaps soft- ball will prove to be your sport, so get your throwing arm in shape and your home run swing into action. PERSONAL ^ ’FAMIIY relotionships FAMILY FEUDING By William A. Miller One time a man said to me, “My wife and I have' been 24 years and we have never quarrelled. ’’ I didn’t believe him. God created each of us as unique individuals. That very fact means we are not alike. Con flict is inevitable. If it isn’t, someone is swallowing an awful lot of differences. Summer Jobs Continued From Page Two perty maintenance, greens- keeping; carpentry, house painting; tennis and golf in structors; tutoring, gover ness, live-in helpers, etc.; summer stock theatre, stage hands; musicians, band members; retail sales — gift and antique shops; museum and aquarium staff; airport personnel; Also, taxi drivers and chauffeurs; hospital work, nurse’s aids, etc.; auction houses; kiosk rentals for selling own crafts; fast food & bakery personnel; fishing and shellfish industries; newspaper work (circula tion, etc.); and secretarial/ clerical positions. Hiring has aiready started in many job categories. The sole function of the Cape Cod Summer Job Bureau is to make available the names and addresses of local employers who hire ex tra summer .help, with job descriptions and numbers of employees needed in each category, and a useful cross-reference map of the area. The Job Bureau is not an employment agency, and therefore charges no fees to employers or employees. Included in the directory is a listing of summertime educational opportunities, academic courses for col lege credit, as well as cultural classes in music, theatre, and the arts. For a copy of the 1983 Directory send $2.00 to cover first class postage and handling to: Cape Cod Summer Job Bureau, Box 594, Barnstable, MA 02630. Some people believe that the ideal marriage/family is conflict-free. They even teach that, and make you feel guilty if you quarrel. Fight! But fight fair. Don’t get into hitting, or name-calling, or “you-ing” (“You are a slob.” “You make me sick.”). When you quarrel, define and agree upon what you are quarrel ing about. (One thing at a time, please.) Don’t drag in past history. Stick to the facts. Try to adopt a problem solving attitude instead of an attitude of “I must win.” Avoid sniping and taking pot shots. Try to help the other person save face. Re venge may be sweet at the moment but in the long haul it has a bitter taste. Dr. Miller is a counselor associated with The Ameri can Lutheran Church. Devotion by Brett DeBruyn One day a bowman saw an eagle soaring lazily in the sky. Quickly he notched an arrow and sent it whizzing after the bird. It found its mark, and the eagle felt itself wounded to death. As it slowly fluttered down to earth, it saw that the shaft of the arrow which had pierced its breast was fitted with one of its own feathers. APPLICATION: How often do we suppy our enemies with the means of our own destruction, (from Aeosop's Fables). This is even more true in Christian life. Many times it is not the large sins we as Christians commit that separate us from God. Very often it is the small things that we do each day that let us move farther and farther away from God’s presence. Satan uses these little things to drive a wedge between children and their Father. Many Christians do not realize this and so they do not pay as much attention to these “little” sins. Soon, almost before they know it, they find themselves in trouble and away from God, wondering how they ever strayed so far. If we would begin to pay close attention to all of the seemingly trivial things that we do in our daily lives, then we would soon see a big difference in our walk with the „ Lord.
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