My wife and daughter gave me a record player for Christmas a couple of years ago. I have it in my garage and recently I was listening to “Tones,” the 1986 debut album by ridiculously talented Austin guitar player Eric Johnson, and the thought hit me: there is a theological connection between Eric Johnson, my record collection, God and us.
I currently have 191 albums in my record collection. Most albums probably average 10 songs, but I probably own closer to 2,000 songs considering several are double albums. Every album and every song is different. So many instruments, genres, arrangements, time signatures, key signatures, subjects, lyrics and vocal styles — that’s mind-blowing stuff! [Read more…]