Always a livewire , unpredictable , and interesting to talk to , Crowder sat down with us on his current tour , telling us about his new Milk & Honey Deluxe Edition . As always , his passion for life , music , and the things of the Kingdom are compelling to hear .
[ WM ] It ’ s great to catch up with you today ! Let ’ s see , we haven ’ t talked since we discussed Fiddlin ’ John Carson ’ s early recordings , and balloons with BBs inside . So , I have some more questions for you today .
[ Crowder ] That ’ s right ! Okay . I ' ll try to get them right . ( laughs )
[ WM ] We ’ ve all been watching the horrific news coming from Ukraine , and President Zelenskyy has certainly proven to be an inspiration to the world . I ’ ve wondered if some of that courage shown by the Ukrainian people could motivate worship leaders , Christian communicators , and believers everywhere to become a bit more passionate in their faith expressions . Any thoughts on this ?
Fiddlin John Carson and his Virginia Reelers “ He Rambled ”
Crowder - Milk & Honey : Album Story
[ Crowder ] Wow ! You just jump right into it , don ’ t you ? That is interesting . You know , I think the most compelling thing about what Zelenskyy ' s doing is he ' s there , you know ?
He ' s there . Anything I ' ve read where there ' s morale at stake , it ' s , " Well , he ' s with us ." I think that is what ' s amazingly obvious and metaphorical to this . We have someone who ' s with us . Like , God with us .
It ' s pretty amazing to be in the fight , and in the grind of difficulty , the dirt , the muck , with our parishioners , with the people that are going through difficult times , I think if I ' ve learned anything over the years that I ' ve been a part of church staff , or in church leadership , is that when you don ' t even have to have the right words to say , you just need to be there . And being there , your presence and your participation in the difficulty is the biggest statement you can make . I feel like that ' s apparent .
What ' s crazy on a world stage is that you can say , " Wow , it ' s that simple !”
Because it ' s that simple . It ' s not simple , because the dude ' s at risk .
So , when you ' re with people , you can be at risk , and you can take fire , you can be equally available to annihilation . That ' s what ' s incredible , like what was said about the Christ
photo by Harrison Maxwell