Any Switchfoot fans?

[notofworks]

Originally Posted by deadeye

Dont really know much about switchfoot..and having listened to a sample of thier music, I noticed that they sounded like a pretty good band....but are they really Christian??

From the little I have read they dont want to be too closely associated with "the way called heresy"

Switchfoot has a similar philosophy to Larry Norman who refused to have his music marketed to Christians. He considered it a waste of time and wanted his music to be effective to those that had not yet come to faith.

Speaking of Norman, he was banned from most Christian book stores anyway, so he didn't have to worry about it for the most part!

And speaking of Deadeye.....in that post you were pretty nice to me. You feeling ok?

[dizzyde]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

They were on sale, girl!!!!! Two for one! I bought 50! You don't have to thank me!

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by dizzyde

I thought you would think "white" was a good choice for christmas!!!

[ChTatum]

Switchfoot fan here!

[ForeverBlessed]

Originally Posted by notofworks

Switchfoot has a similar philosophy to Larry Norman who refused to have his music marketed to Christians. He considered it a waste of time and wanted his music to be effective to those that had not yet come to faith.

Speaking of Norman, he was banned from most Christian book stores anyway, so he didn't have to worry about it for the most part!

And speaking of Deadeye.....in that post you were pretty nice to me. You feeling ok?

I can agree with the philosophy.

My oldest daughter has dated several writers/lead singers from bands (secular) in this area. I do not have a draw to this music at all, but she introduced switchfoot to her friends. I found myself at a concert of one of the bands... I listened for a while, then started claiming them for Christ. whew... Just not my bag of tea, but my daughter says Switchfoot has such meaning to their words.

She writes songs and to me everything is so deep... but I have to keep in mind, God called her to be who she is for him. I know someday it will all fall into place, as she has been given some promises concerning her music.

There is a need for the music, the differences than what I am or more conservative christianity will not reach them... it is needed as how else will someone be able to introduce them to Christ?

This is the thoughts I keep as I try to calm down my conservative self as a mom.

[Kings Kid]

Love Switchfoot. At onetime they were on a christian record label. Before they went mainstream a few years back.

[notofworks]

Originally Posted by ForeverBlessed

I can agree with the philosophy.

My oldest daughter has dated several writers/lead singers from bands (secular) in this area. I do not have a draw to this music at all, but she introduced switchfoot to her friends. I found myself at a concert of one of the bands... I listened for a while, then started claiming them for Christ. whew... Just not my bag of tea, but my daughter says Switchfoot has such meaning to their words.

She writes songs and to me everything is so deep... but I have to keep in mind, God called her to be who she is for him. I know someday it will all fall into place, as she has been given some promises concerning her music.

There is a need for the music, the differences than what I am or more conservative christianity will not reach them... it is needed as how else will someone be able to introduce them to Christ?

This is the thoughts I keep as I try to calm down my conservative self as a mom.

There are a number of their songs just as deep, but if you read the lyrics to this song, "Dare You To Move", it's like reading a great piece of literature. When one comprehends the enormity of these words, it's incredible.


Welcome to the planet
Welcome to existence
Everyone's here
Everyone's here
Everybody's watching you now
Everybody waits for you now
What happens next
What happens next

[Chorus]
I dare you to move
I dare you to move
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor
I dare you to move
I dare you to move
Like today never happened
Today never happened before

Welcome to the fallout
Welcome to resistance
The tension is here
The tension is here
Between who you are and who you could be
Between how it is and how it should be

[Chorus]

Maybe redemption has stories to tell
Maybe forgiveness is right where you fell
Where can you run to escape from yourself?
Where you gonna go?
Where you gonna go?
Salvation is here

I dare you to move
I dare you to move
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor
I dare you to move
I dare you to move
Like today never happened
Today never happened
Today never happened
Today never happened before

[ForeverBlessed]

do you listen to "Skillet" Notofworks?

[mizpeh]

I looked on their website and Facebook page and there is nothing that mentions Jesus Christ at all????

Are you all sure they are Christian or just another hard rock group?

[Apocrypha]

I have switchfoot, kutless, decyfer down, demon hunter, fireflight, and family force 5 on my mp3 player now. I jam to it while at work in one ear.