Perhaps an appropriate entry for Halloween season, Spooky Tooth’s 1969 LP “Ceremony” was one of the weirdest secular attempts to address the sacred. Actually, the LP didn’t begin as a Spooky Tooth project. Rather, one Pierre Henry hired the Tooth for his own album project, but (as legend has it) [...]

Mind Garage predates Larry Norman or anyone else I’m aware of as far as “Jesus rock” — there simply wasn’t such a genre yet. This 1967 gem “Processional” comes from one side of an LP which by itself was called “Electric Liturgy.” Psychedelic rock fans, sit back and enjoy. Loudly.

Phil Keaggy came to Cornerstone 2011 with Glass Harp and offered up this blistering version of “Time.”

Forty years ago, Jesus People Milwaukee’s The Sheep played parks, high schools, anywhere that they could offer the gospel. They re-formed in honor of Cornerstone 2011′s “Jesus Rally” day… and it was wonderful.

As part of the “Jesus Rally” celebrating 40 years of the Jesus movement…

A classic song from REZ Band’s third album… in fact, it’s the title cut.

Jim Palosaari was one of the key early influences in my own faith journey. Jim passed away this week, and now come the memories. I suppose the core thing I want to say is that I learned several powerful truths from him that I will quote at the end of [...]

Jim Palosaari, who with his first wife Sue founded Jesus People Milwaukee, passed away May 25 of an apparent heart attack. For a brief but fairly thorough account of Jim’s life and influence, see Wikipedia. As news of Jim’s passing spread via face book, those of us who knew him [...]

The Sheep will be reuniting for the first time in years and years, to play at Cornerstone Festival 2011′s “Jesus Rally“ celebrating 40+ years of the Jesus Movement. We hope to see you there! Other artists also playing include Barry McGuire, E Band, Petra, REZ (Resurrection) Band, Randy Stonehill, Daniel [...]

Arguably, the Jesus movement as an American 60s counter-cultural event began in 1967 or so and ended by 1973. Arguably, because of course many of us continued on –  “beneath the radar” so to speak. We hope to offer some snips from various aspects of the national Jesus Movement as [...]