Most of us, in the extremely tragic years of transitioning from children to adults, have learned that although dreams are beautiful and goals to strive for are great, it is best to put aside pretend games. No matter how passionate sports or cartoon heroes we pose in front of the bedroom mirror or outside with friends, we are not the role we play when we play games.Most of us know these things, even when we were children, as the years passed, we put aside Childish things. Those who have not become MSNBC hosts.
One of the weaknesses of our current society is that it persists in indulging in any and every self-deceiving clown’s fantasy-filled whims about their “identity”. No one is what he or she thinks of himself, no matter how much they desire to be someone or something. Role-playing is-to play. Wearing a skirt does not turn a man into a woman. Wearing a black mask and yelling into the megaphone before returning to your mother’s basement will not make you an anarchist. It makes you a poor child over age; after adolescence, Peter Pan is not fighting with Captain Hook, but with your refusal to be a responsible adult.
Real adults, those who bear the responsibilities set forth in the birth certificate entries, realize that the calendar applies to them just like everyone else. Those of us who are fortunate enough to have a decent childhood sometimes find ourselves missing those who are mostly carefree. Our youth, But those days have passed. The game time is fun, but the game time is over. We can-and indeed should-still enjoy ourselves, but this enjoyment will not be eased by knowledge, and neither it nor us will exist forever on this earth.
I mention this because last Friday marked my entry into this planet. It is now officially eligible for social security, although I heard a comedian comment that given his unstable financial situation, maybe So-So Security would be a better name because it may or may not be there. Yes, it does give a little bit of perspective on things. I spent a day enjoying the more relaxed side of Southern California amusement park with her and my wife-no, I don’t really need to ride a roller coaster anymore, thank you-listening to the pastor’s speech and musicians in a small church in the evening Minister Fang Yutian Tongge.
It’s worth mentioning that Fong is the product of Calvary Chapel Santa Ana (California) in the 1970s, where the late Chuck Smith shepherd a group of young Jesus people whose hippie-style hair, clothes and music made them And traditional worshippers. Smith, like many people commonly referred to as the Jesus movement, firmly believed that the second coming of Christ was imminent. This has given rise to great emphasis on evangelism, so that as many people as possible know Christ as Lord and Savior before his return. Smith also believed in strong literal interpretations of prophetic scriptures, especially the Book of Revelation.Its terrifying description of the coming Antichrist and God’s doomsday judgment on the earth and its inhabitants who rejected him is an important channel for powering the church of Calvary and its artists including the Fang Band Mustard Seed Belief Plus Fong’s subsequent personal works. The result is that they are bold and straightforward, and if necessary, they will brutally tell others what they believe will happen soon.
It did not happen, and we believe that those exciting youthful years continue our lives. Some people have deviated from their faith, disillusioned that God did not return when they thought they would return, and therefore had to actually live a life with all the nasty responsibilities. Some people-an ever-increasing number, really-leave this world behind and welcome the next. Some of us are still here, believing that although we erroneously interpret the Scriptures regarding the promise of Christ’s return, it will happen. No matter whether it happens in our lifetime, we will come face to face with him. Those who smugly write “Only God can judge me” on their skin will be very surprised when they discover that God has indeed reserved a date for exercising that exact option.
Fong’s first solo album is For the children, Released in 1979, available through his Bandcamp pageThe late Rick Griffin’s striking album cover art depicts Jesus wearing a hood and overlooking the Valley of Blood. This is Griffin’s portrayal of the end of the world.It’s not exactly your usual adoration album material; but For the children It’s not warm and blur all sense materials.
Musically For the children Ignore the simple classification. It contains elements of the first generation of arena rock (Boston, foreigners, tending to the latter), but has a national anthem style that has never been fully achieved by contemporaries. This part stems from producer Jonathan David Brown’s lush and not too exaggerated style. The main contributor is that Fong is obviously not interested in creating any music that fits the vast majority of contemporary Christian music at the time. This is a landscape dominated by übersoft pop music and the same cotton candy lyrics. For the children It is shameless and purposeful art. Even if the music is the highest quality work, the said music is a container of square information.
Shouldn’t be surprising For the childrenof Title song Make no secret of the way that not everyone will go to heaven. There is hell and there is judgment. However, this album is not all fire and sulfur. Fang talked about the loneliness of a life without Christ, and the joy and struggle of following him.There is a gentle line running through For the children, A sincere appeal to the saved and the unsaved. Fang did not use his Bible to beat people, but regarded it as the way of life, a blueprint that truly hopes that everyone will be saved.
In his settings, Fong played the album’s closing song “She started singing“He explained before the performance, and one night after someone asked him to explain what heaven would be like, he treated it as a dream. It uses the imagery one would expect from children’s songs, but its information applies For all ages, because it describes in detail the joy of reuniting with those who are now separated.
Too many leftists act as if today is everything, and they will live forever on this day and become the people or things they pretend to be. No, neither are they. Those of us who have taken the red pill and understand that the only life path worth walking is the path set for us through the death of Christ and the triumphant resurrection from the dead know that today is just a day, and we should live in it as we are now And as it should be. We are children of God. We cannot live as if we are always children on the earth.
