Metaphysical Monday: The Monster Who Ate Jesus
You can file this one under the Classic Christian Albums heading for Metaphysical Monday. Released in 1999, this album is…
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Staff Blog – Brandon Jones: The Forgotten Classics
Today’s blog is mostly about those long forgotten “Classics”, the bands and/or albums that have been largely overlooked by a…
Metaphysical Monday: Christian Literature
It seems like all the main brains in Christian theology right now are self-proclaimed Reformed guys. Preachers and authors such…
Metaphysical Monday: Great Christian Authors
Christianity has given the world a hefty volume of great authors and books. Obviously, you’ve got the Holy Bible, which…
Metaphysical Monday: Festival Tragedies
This article is about a touchy (and somewhat trendy) subject right now. A lot of people are talking about the…
Metaphysical Monday: New Music
Monday is a magical (or muddled) day, so it’s fitting that Monday (today) is when Becoming The Archetype starts tracking…
Metaphysical Monday: The Life Aquatic
Anyone who’s seen a Wes Anderson movie knows how quirky, yet glorious, some of his shots can be. Unique style…
Metaphysical Monday: Movie Magic
IVM is mostly about music, but I think this community also cares about movies, right? So why not have some…
Metaphysical Monday: Southtown
There was a time when rap-rock ruled the world. Although I don’t want those days to come back, there were…
Metaphysical Monday: Life in General
Next in our series of “Classic Christian Albums” is an MxPx masterpiece. “Life in General” was the crowning achievement for…
Metaphysical Monday: “Undeceived” Beauty
Ok, it’s time for another series, don’t you think? This article is the first in a series of what I…
Metaphysical Monday: The Music of Nature
I live in the remote mountains of extreme north Georgia. I grew up in Gainesville, GA which is about an…
Metaphysical Monday: Love Your Enemies
This is the third and probably final installment of the current series: Unsexy Biblical Principles. This week we’ll look at…
Metaphysical Monday: Gluttony
Last week was the first article in a series of what I like to call the “Unsexy Biblical Principles.” That…
Metaphysical Monday: Monetary Stewardship
One aspect of biblical Christianity that doesn’t get very much attention is the discipline of stewardship. So today begins a…
Metaphysical Monday: Metaphors and Parables
The gospel can be seen as a great mystery, which man has difficulty comprehending. Speaking of it in plain terms…
Metaphysical Monday: The Resurrection of Ska
So the O.C. Supertones are back together. And Five Iron Frenzy just wowed the world by showing that they have…
Staff Blog: Brandon Jones February 29th
I feel I should pull this post out every few years so people can get to know me and my vision for IVM. I wrote this in February of 2009 but much of it is still true and relevant to my life today.
Metaphysical Monday: Music in Scripture
Since the aim of this column is to explore that area where music and faith intersect, I figure it’s important…
Metaphysical Monday: A Still, Small Voice
Music is a reflection of the character of God. It shows us the various emotions that God has and the…
Metaphysical Monday: Moron Mountain
Everyone reading this article that’s older than 8 years old will remember the zenith of cinema history that was Space…
Metaphysical Monday: Corporate Worship
Last week, we looked at music on the mission field. Now let’s look at the use of music in worship…
Metaphysical Monday: Missionary Music
I’ve felt the call to be a missionary since I was a little kid. Some might say that as a…
Metaphysical Monday: A Case of the Mondays?
“Sounds like somebody’s got a case of the Mondays” If you haven’t heard that phrase before, stop reading this and…
Metaphysical Monday: The Meaning of Music
Hi, I’m Seth Hecox and I’m a new writer here at IVM. Some of you are familiar with me from Becoming The Archetype as well as Anchors.
Goodbye Myspace, From Your Friends at IVM
No, myspace.com has not disappeared (yet) but I have in fact decided to close our Indie Vision Music page on…