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Os Guinness & “The Call” to Artists
In addition to being the great-great-great grandson of Arthur Guinness, the Dublin brewer, Os Guinness has attractively and persuasively presented the claims of Christ to our culture, and each of us, since serving as a leader alongside Francis and Edith Schaeffer at L’Abri in the late 1960’s. Guinness’ book, The Call, is about “finding and fulfilling the central purpose of your life.” It’s a great book for artists to read, with many applicable quotes. Here’s one, from chapter 6… In the biblical understanding of giftedness, gifts are never really ours or for ourselves. We have nothing that was not given us. Our gifts are ultimately God’s, and we are only…
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For People Like Us, in Places Like This
The A-7th chord sends a chill down my spine. I’m guessing it’s an A-7th because it has that open, resonating feel to it. It’s played several times during “Think It Over” by The Call. And every time it’s strummed, it pins the words down to something deeply emotional. Listening to it recently I couldn’t help but jump up and google Michael Been, the writer and bass player behind most of The Call’s songs. I so clearly remember seeing them perform at Hammerjack’s, a nightclub in downtown Baltimore, near the docks. You had to be careful at Hammerjack’s because a few steps in the wrong direction – and you were in…
