“That’s why it’s important for us as believers to encourage other believers that it’s okay to be that way.”

That’s one of our biggest challenges is finding out how to do that. There are times when you have to scale back.

We won’t care about the things of the world as much. As a believer, you’re just going to be countercultural.

That’s great. God is using that stuff and it’s great.

Christian music has taken a turn towards worship music, which has turned into a lot of bands and those types of sounds.

That’s to impact the non-believer and let them know through our actions and through our music and through our shows that there is hope, there is meaning, there is purpose in this life.

You might be performing on a five-by-five stage in front of 12 people.

That’s an exaggeration but there are times when you have to turn the corner and do an acoustic set.

Scripture is so counter culture. Christ was counter culture. It’s not like we’re supposed to be weird or anything, but as we grow closer to Christ.

That’s still our overall purpose, but God’s given us to passions.

The whole thing in general started by us wanting to impact the Kingdom and bringing as much glory to God as possible.

That’s the way its always been and it will always continue to be that way.

I think for believers you know we are helping people pursue holiness through a relationship with Christ.

What I know about my relationship with Christ is that as a believer.

I know Christ. And that is secure. And I think that is something that actually helps believers pursue his holiness.

But we will encourage the church to do that in general for anyone and everyone who’s seeking to be a mature believer in Christ.

Someone wrote a Wikipedia entry about me, identifying me as an atheist because I’d said in a book I wrote that I wasn’t a believer.

One day, though, I realized I was no longer a believer, and realizing that, I couldn’t go back.

I’m not a believer in luck, but I do believe you need it.

As an atheist, I think there are lots of things religions get up to which are of value to non-believers – and one of those things is trying to be a bit better than we normally manage to be.