tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036849224784303334.post3453069058509505084..comments2008-02-06T10:20:55.600-06:00mwhjohnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08715622726780625166noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036849224784303334.post-25624317157102103862008-02-06T08:57:00.000-06:002008-02-06T08:57:00.000-06:00Wow, C. I'm glad you still troll for Dylan references after you gave up on him last year. I am also glad that this conversation has helped you to stand firm and comfortable in your faith that symbols and words are primary.<BR/><BR/>I believe that God is greater than those things, grace is more abundant than the babble of people, and the Word himself has the final say in who has been faithful. Thank God's goodness it is not me or you.<BR/><BR/>note: I deleted your other comments because they were the same as this one.mwhjohnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08715622726780625166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036849224784303334.post-66621594204129672162008-02-06T08:10:00.000-06:002008-02-06T08:10:00.000-06:00I am a Christian and would be very uneasy about promoting Bob Dylan as an artist whose music is suitable for use in the church. In recent times, if anything, he seems to have more of an affinity with Satan...! This is illustrated by:<BR/> <BR/>(a) His use of a satanic emblem, the eye of Horus, as part of his logo. Refer to http://www.topix.com/forum/who/bob-dylan/TLQ39ICMJCHILSQ6L<BR/> <BR/>(b) His seeking to identify with Robert Johnson (the bluesman who according to legend sold his soul to the Devil in exchange for musical ability) - Dylan mentions something similar in 'No Direction Home' in response to questioning about how his own musicianship improved so quickly.<BR/> <BR/>(c) Following on from point (b), Bob Dylan was interviewed by Ed Bradley for '60 Minutes' in 2005 and said that he continued to make music in order to hold up his end of a bargain that he made "with the chief commander...on this earth and the world we can't see". Satan is also known as the Prince of this World. Some would say that he made a bargain with God, but it's unlikely that a musician like Dylan would make a bargain with God to become a rock star, particularly since his 'born again' period came much later in his career.<BR/> <BR/>Of course I could be wrong about the above, but I have to say that I stopped listening to his music after attending a concert of his last year when he unfurled a large banner with his logo on it - a logo with overtly satanic elements. I used to think that he could still be a Christian, especially with the Christian themes in his earlier work, but given his recent interviews and his continued use of his new logo, I can only conclude that Bob Dylan now stands firmly on the other side.<BR/> <BR/>From an ex-Dylan fanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15502833352349937187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036849224784303334.post-15090352223800454832008-02-05T12:25:00.000-06:002008-02-05T12:25:00.000-06:00I was going for the more literal approach ... as in our traffic has reached a pinnacle or peak ... but thank you for the dictionary link.mwhjohnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08715622726780625166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036849224784303334.post-62691231866062053642008-02-05T09:48:00.000-06:002008-02-05T09:48:00.000-06:00Dude--it's 'pique' interest<BR/>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/piqueAndoDougnoreply@blogger.com