Praying for Tim Lambesis Lead singer of As I Lay Dying

If you haven't heard yet Tim Lambesis, lead singer of Christian metal band As I Lay Dying, was arrested in a murder for higher plot. Apparently, he tried to hire somebody to kill his soon to be ex wife. This is an awful, terrible thing. If it is found that this is true, then Tim sinned, and did something terrible. I'm very, very thankful that God was watching out for everybody involved and that nobody was killed.

Yes, put it all together: Christian artist tried to have his wife killed. That's hard to swallow. I hate to write it and I nearly cried when I read it. First off, I'm sad that somebody could lose sight so much that they felt like they had to kill some one else, and I'm equally as distraught at how I think the Christian community will handle it. As Christians we have a tendency to leave people like Tim out to dry. They sinned horribly and we don't want to look bad or be mocked so we speak out against them.

I for one, will not do it. I am committing to pray for Tim Lambesis and his family. Why? Because it's exactly what Jesus did. Look at John 8:1-11. Jesus didn't say that the woman's sin was okay, she didn't say it wasn't a big deal, but He didn't join the crowd and condemn her. He had the opportunity to impress some important people but instead He honored God and helped the hurting woman.

“But if we don't take a stand against him we will be mocked, and God will look bad!”Guess what folks. People are already mocking us and we already look bad. I for one would rather look bad for doing what Jesus would do then for acting like the World. This is the family of God. We support even when somebody makes a mistake.

Well, at least we should. If for a moment we think we deserve God's love and grace more just because we've never done this shame on us. Do we even Bible? I am just blessed that God has taken a sinner like me and forgiven me. He did the same for you and for Tim. 

So as for me. I will commit to pray for Tim and his family. He needs to repent (if he hasn't yet), and I know that since he's still alive God isn't through with him yet. All I can pray is that Tim seeks God in this and follows Jesus.  

Hippos of Doom "Road Trip EP" Review

Do you remember when pop punk didn't suck? Remember when it was just fun to jump up and down to songs about girls, parties, and pranks? I know, I know, it's been a long time but there was the moment when we didn't hide our Blink 182, MxPx, and The Offspring CDs under our beds. We enjoyed them because they wrote about life for those of us who didn't grow up on the streets but still needed to rebel. It was nice to know that sometimes being goofy is the best rebellion to a world that takes everything so damn seriously.

Enter Hippos of Doom. Yes that is right. These are the hippos with guns that you see in your dreams after a night of binge pizza eating. Okay, maybe that's just me but you gotta love the name. The Hippos bring their melodious, fun, at times poignant brand of punk to you, for free on their debut EP Road Trip. If all goes well you can get the free EP here on Indie Vision music.

The Hippos of Doom come from the West Coast and blend fast guitars, thundering drums, and angsty vocals. This EP is a fun little jaunt down memory lane that transports you back to Warp Tour '99. This short EP, brought to you courtesy of Thumperpunk Records, does not boast a song longer than 2:45 and is guaranteed to get you tappin' your foot and playing drums on your steering wheel.

The Hippos are unabashedly Christian but it doesn't really feel oppressive on the album. Wool Brigrade and Judge Not are the two strongest tracks on the record and they are the most “Christian.” They are open, honest, but not disingenuous. It doesn't feel forced. It doesn't sound like some of the old Tooth&Nail alum that would say, “Crap, we got to put a Jesus song on this record or we won't make it to Creation Fest!”

Over all, I would say this EP is beyond worth the minimal space it will take up on your hard drive and it is 15 minutes well spent. I only hope that the full length comes out soon!

Happy listening!

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