Get Your Derek Webb On

So I'm going to a Derek Webb show Friday in Marion, Indiana. It's a completely out of the blue thing, given that I just found out about it, oh, 15 minutes ago. I couldn't be more excited. Webb is one of my favourite songwriters. He used to be in a folk band called Caedmon's Call. He was one of a couple of songwriters in that band. He was by far the better half of the duo. Now he's doing some amazing solo stuff. This tour is cool for a couple of reasons. First of all, it's in support of his new record, Mockingbird, which drops 26 December. It's going to piss off a lot of people. I can't wait. Webb's stuff is usually sold in Christian bookstores. We'll see how long that lasts. The second reason this is cool is that John Davis (formerly of Superdrag) is on the tour as well. Davis converted to Christianity a while back and now he's making Jesusy music. (Don't worry, Superdrag fans loved his new disc, so it's still all good.) Oh? You're probably wondering why Mockingbird is going to make people in the Christian establishment angry, aren't you? See if you can guess: There are two great lies that I've heard: 'The day you eat of the fruit of that tree, you will not surely die' And that Jesus Christ was a white, middle-class Republican And if you wanna be saved you have to learn to be like Him” -from "A King & A Kingdom" + + + "Peace by way of war is like purity by way of fornication It's like telling someone murder is wrong and then showing them by way of execution" -from "My Enemies Are Men Like Me" + + + "Are we defending life when we just pick and choose Lives acceptable to lose and which ones to defend" -from "Love Is Not Against The Law" + + + "Don't teach me about moderation and liberty, I prefer a shot of grape juice" -from "A New Law" + + + "My first allegiance is not to a flag, a country, or a man, My first allegiance is not to democracy or blood It's to a king & a kingdom" -from "A King & A Kingdom" + + + "Come on and follow Me, but sell your house, sell your SUV, Sell your stocks, sell your security And give it to the poor" -From "Rich Young Ruler" Oh snap!