The Jesus Movement

by / on October 21, 2011 at 9:00 am / in Jesus Rock Classics, Jon Trott, Music, The Jesus Movement, video

Jesus Rock Classics! Spooky Tooth “Prayer”

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) [...]

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by / on July 18, 2011 at 11:15 am / in Jesus Rock Classics, Music, The Jesus Movement

Jesus Rock Classics! Mind Garage “Processional” from “Electric Liturgy”

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.

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by / on July 6, 2011 at 9:01 pm / in Cornerstone Festival, Jesus Rock Classics, The Jesus Movement

Cornerstone Festival 2011 – Phil Keaggy & Glass Harp – “Time”

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

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by / on July 6, 2011 at 3:55 pm / in Cornerstone Festival, Jesus Rock Classics, The Jesus Movement

Cornerstone Festival 2011 – The Sheep – “Shaky Ground (G. Kaiser)”

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.

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by / on July 6, 2011 at 2:37 pm / in Cornerstone Festival, Jesus Rock Classics, The Jesus Movement

Cornerstone Festival 2011 – Resurrection Band – “Shadows”

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

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by / on July 6, 2011 at 1:20 pm / in Cornerstone Festival, Jesus Rock Classics, The Jesus Movement

Cornerstone Festival 2011 – Resurrection Band “Colours”

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

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by / on May 28, 2011 at 5:02 pm / in Glenn Kaiser, JPUSA History, The Jesus Movement

“Three Quotes I’ll Never Forget”: Glenn Kaiser Reflects on Jim Palosaari

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 [...]

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by / on May 26, 2011 at 7:58 pm / in Faith Works, Jon Trott, The Jesus Movement, Up to Date

Jesus Movement Pioneer Jim Palosaari (1939-2011)

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 [...]

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by / on May 23, 2011 at 3:48 pm / in Faith Works, Jesus Rock Classics, Jon Trott, Music, The Jesus Movement

The Jesus Movement: JP Milwaukee’s “The Sheep”

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 [...]

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by / on May 23, 2011 at 2:52 pm / in Faith Works, Jon Trott, The Jesus Movement

The Jesus Movement: JP Milwaukee’s Legacy

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 [...]

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