“Excuse me while I deal with some in-house issues!”
Propaganda – “Precious Puritans”
In the past three years, I haven’t really paid much attention to the Christian Hip Hop sub genre. I have approached it with much apathy. I can think of two reasons why this is so. First, I struggle with the cultural exclusivity of a medium that prides itself on “reaching the lost.” If you are a genre of compassionate evangelists, then you should be where the “lost” are. This concern could be easily remedied if there were a more expansive outlook on Christians in the arts. (However, this is not the time for that discussion.)
My second reason will require much repentance on my part. I have become so disinterested in Christian Hip Hop that I loathe it at times. I loathe its music. I began to loathe its websites, and I have loathed its artists. I confess that my posture has been self-righteousness that has disguised itself as artistic snobbery and spiritual enlightenment. Although I have no contempt for artistic excellence or revelation from the LORD, it is not acceptable to loathe my family or their offering to the Most High. I will leave it up to others to debate the quality of that offering, but I know that I have wasted words mocking the “Widow’s Offering” (Mark 12:41-44) rather than rejoicing with them. I have also felt the blows of Paul’s instruction to the Galatians:
“SO THEN, AS WE HAVE OPPORTUNITY, LET US DO GOOD TO EVERYONE, AND ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO ARE OF THE HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH.”
