The month of August has been good to me musically. I won free tickets to the three day Austin City Limits Festival in October.
All tagged David Ramirez
The Albums of My Life
There is a special way that music touches our lives. Specific songs, playlists, and albums are able to etch themselves into the very fabric of our history.
Grace in the Clouds Among the Heavenly
Yes, the sacrament is no longer found in heaven. It has been brought down. But it is not so abstract as to be unseen. There is truly a man who stands before us. He stares us right in the eyes.
Unapologetically Broken in "The Forgiven"
Christian are in a tough spot today. The old "sin free" stigma is refuted at almost every corner of the church. But the world demands the old facade if only as a rhetorical device. It allows them to love the broken but not the forgiven.
Appropriately Analyzing "An Introduction"
A faithful child of the Reformation would answer Ramirez with "Christ is in the word and sacraments."
Folk (and a Bit of Americana) Primer
I'm here to write about 5 artists/groups, hard-working, hard-touring folks, purveying a brand of genuinely heart-felt music I've been guilty of thinking no longer existed. If it lies within your power to see and hear these musicians, make it happen. If it doesn't, try legal downloads or physical-format purchases from their sites.