Petra. Oh man do I love me some Petra. They were the first Christian Rock cassette tape I ever owned. I clearly remember an old friend, Cara Vice, and I at the mall and she was looking for the tape and I had never heard of them. She bought the tape and played it for me and that was all I needed to hear. I was hooked! In fact, I can still listen to this album (all this back in day terminology for music recordings! haha) and know every word and love every song just as much as I did back then. Good stuff. In fact, Petra had a huge influence on my spiritual journey because their songs made me think deeper about the things of God. I mean it's not like the normal Sunday School stories talk about spiritual warfare and taking down the devil! Don't want to scare the little kids, haha! But the things Petra would sing about made me go deeper than the surface. I appreciate the nudges I got from listening to their music.
On a serious note, Petra was one of the first Christian Rock Bands. They really broke the idea of what Christian music was with their long hair, heavy guitar playing and loud music. I'm sure that in Southern Baptist circles they were placed in the same category as dancing! :) To each their own BUT their influence reached far and wide and introduced a bunch of kids to a God they had never given much thought to before. And really, that is what it is all about. They broke into circles that hadn't been able to be crossed into prior to them. It just goes to show you that music has a strong influence on people. It can open closed doors and draw in people who just couldn't jive with such artists as Sandi Patti, Evie, and other popular Christian artists around that time period. We can't expect kids who like a heavier beat to suddenly want to listen to Sandi Patti and get something out of it, but they would and did listen to Petra and got something out of it. Awesome how God will use all types! :)
This Means War (Live)
This Means War (Not live!)
On a serious note, Petra was one of the first Christian Rock Bands. They really broke the idea of what Christian music was with their long hair, heavy guitar playing and loud music. I'm sure that in Southern Baptist circles they were placed in the same category as dancing! :) To each their own BUT their influence reached far and wide and introduced a bunch of kids to a God they had never given much thought to before. And really, that is what it is all about. They broke into circles that hadn't been able to be crossed into prior to them. It just goes to show you that music has a strong influence on people. It can open closed doors and draw in people who just couldn't jive with such artists as Sandi Patti, Evie, and other popular Christian artists around that time period. We can't expect kids who like a heavier beat to suddenly want to listen to Sandi Patti and get something out of it, but they would and did listen to Petra and got something out of it. Awesome how God will use all types! :)
This Means War (Live)
This Means War (Not live!)
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