Larry Norman (4/8/1947 - 2/24/2008)

I saw Larry Norman only once, live and in concert, at Myrtle Beach, SC, when I was very young. And he made a lasting impression — a solitary figure, with guitar in hand, the longest hair I had ever seen on a man, standing on one leg, singing in that “unique” voice of his a word I had only begun to hear and hadn’t nearly begun to grasp. But I was hooked … on the music and the message. And some of the very first things I ever learned to play on a guitar were Larry Norman’s. And some of the very first biblical critiques of culture I ever heard were Larry Norman’s. I went on to earn two degrees in theology, but I still play my guitar, and I remember Larry’s songs.

My heart is sad at his passing, but on the 24th of February, Larry Norman took the ultimate degree in theology, and sings now as never before. Well done, my brother!