Derek Webb

I am a great fan of Derek Webb. You may know his voice from the band Caedmon's Call. For the past several years, he's been a solo artist. Now with about four albums under his belt, he is as powerful a song writer as there is in the Christian community. The thing that I love about his songs is that they are honest and double edged. You won't hear his music on Air1 for some reason. Maybe because it is sometimes brutal in its honesty. One of his albums is a live recording from his first solo tour. Titled "House Show," it is just him and his guitar singing his songs as well as one from Bob Dylan and a Caedmon's song. Dispersed among the songs are teachings from him that will cut straight to the heart. The faint of heart need not apply.
One thing that I've noticed is that there are certain cliques in the theological realm. They usually overlap in places. There is a more conservative clique who will sometimes criticize the more liberal clique. And there are others. Sometimes they are defined by their legalism and other times by what they write about. There are authors who write books that are self-help like John Eldridge, and then there are writers who cover theology. Most times you can look on someone's book shelf and tell their ideology by the books they read and the music they listen to. For me, it kind of gives me someone to identify with. For those times when I can't really put my thoughts into words, I'll just say, "Read so-and-so's book, or listen to this album."
All that is said to say, I have not heard anything from Derek Webb that I don't agree with. I can listen to his music and read his writings over and over because they convict and guide me to where my spirit feels I need to be. The following is a link to his site, one of his writings that I like. Check it out and if you have time and like it, read some of the others. I will when I get the opportunity.
http://www.derekwebb.com/writing/index/11