The Shock Absorber

Kendrick Lamar is a highly influential artist in recent times, capturing significant parts of culture and expressing them via his musical talent. Tim, Stu and Joel look at Kendrick's observations and talk about how we the church can respond to issues such as race relations and speak the gospel to multicultural Australia.

01:17 The world continues to change
09:20 Cultural Artefact - To Pimp A Butterfly
25:24 Kendrick's background
27:20 Multiculturalism in Australia
36:08 The church's response to issues around race
47:01 Response to is The Bible Racist? article
53:19 Kendrick's faith, an environment of listening and catechisms of the world
1:03:50 QUESTION from Michael

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DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE

David Bowie episode
Taylor Swift episode
Beyonce episode
How Kendrick Lamar Shaped the 2010s, by Polyphonic
To Pimp A Butterfly album cover
Control ft. Kendrick Lamar & Jay Electronica, by Big Sean
Ian Hussey
DNA, by Kendrick Lamar
Is the Bible racist? from The Bible Society
Alright, by Kendrick Lamar

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Email: joel@shockabsorber.com.au
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Website: shockabsorber.com.au

What is The Shock Absorber?

Thinking and doing church a little differently...