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- dull, boring, irrelevant?

Not if the new album by the Christian rock band Delirious? is anything to go by, it isn't, says Jo Wright (and no, it's not a typo - they do have a ? after their name!)

Delirious? are a UK band playing a huge part in the American Christian revival that is taking place at the moment. They outsell many other rock bands in the States! If you enjoy Led Zeppelin, U2, Bloc Party then this band's new album 'Kingdom of Comfort' will definitely appeal to you. This is a band for a new generation, 'a dancing generation' as the words of a Matt Redman album so brilliantly stated!

I'm sure you've often heard it said that 'you are what you watch or listen to!' Well, you only have to turn on the radio or television to experience what our children and young people are exposed to, today.

Young people are amazing, caring and thoughtful as we can testify in our youth work at Kings, both on Sunday night and at the KK Klub on Wednesdays. But, they need adults that will guide them, advise them and prepare them to stand up and say 'no' to the stuff that messes them up and 'yes' to the experiences that will cause them to grow educationally, recreationally and spiritually. If you want to see a perfect example of our young people having a great time you should come to a Delirious? concert.

We took the KK kids to see Delirious? at Exeter a couple of years ago and to see them dancing, singing and socialising with each other in an atmosphere of fun and excitement due to the positive power of God's Spirit was incredible. Even the non-Christians said that it felt different to a traditional rock concert (and they go to a few)! It even had us oldies dancing. If you want to know more (or maybe even book tickets to see the band yourself!), log onto www.delirious.co.uk as they are playing at Exeter again on 21st October this year. We'll be there and so will the new dancing generation of the KK Klub.

Oh, and you always get some great God-given words of wisdom on the Delirious? album covers! As Graham Cray, bishop of Maidstone writes on the 'Kingdom of Comfort' cover: "For far too many people the affluent society has become an end in itself; their own kingdom of comfort, with a life of its own. In that kingdom, needs abound. When we live beyond scarcity, 'needs' are wants in disguise, and the wanting never ends. The kingdom of comfort is not really comfortable at all because it never rests. There are always new things we can't live without. We really need rescuing from a restless society which seems to have everything but contentment, and does not know the meaning of enough!"

Is that what we want for our future generations? Is that what we are allowing society to teach our children? There is another way! Jesus said 'I am the way, the truth and the life'! (John 14 v. 6). He didn't say a way, a truth, and a life! We do have a choice and that's why God gave us free will!

Jo

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