Jars of Clay 1998

An article by John Fischer who indirectly mentored Jars of Clay before they were, was so very interesting to me, a JoC fan. Here's an excerpt, but the article is full of so many points to ponder.

Guest spots on the Late Show With David Letterman, MTV videos, a Coke commercial, a stint fronting for Sting, a song for the soundtrack of the movie Hard Rain, and features in Billboard magazine, Rolling Stone, Spin, and Details have proven that thoughtful lyrics, carefully crafted and creatively presented from a Christian perspective can gain a hearing in the wider culture...

We were outdoors at the Starplex amphitheater in Dallas and Jars of Clay was closing out a four-hour show presented by a local alternative rock station as a celebration of the station's twenty-fifth anniversary. The tattooed, body-pierced audience was not sure what to expect of this new group. From a darkened stage two candelabra were lit and suddenly three slight figures were seen emerging from the fog, two of them tearing into their acoustic guitars with a vengeance, and the other preparing to arch his first words to a waiting, prove-it-to-me crowd: "Arms nailed down, are you telling me something?" To many who would probably never go there and would certainly never call it that--church had begun.

Read John Fischer's article here.