All About Our Next CD
Thu., Oct. 12. 2023 12:34pm EDT
We called our 71st CD Just Reword, because it sums up what we do in ApologetiX. Of course, that title in itself is a pun exemplifying such rewording.
Merriam-Webster defines the term just reward as "a deserved outcome or result." In a sense, biblically speaking, only some people get their just reward. Wait a minute ... if the LORD is a God of justice, how can that true?
Well, the Bible says "all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). It also says that "the wages of sin is death" (Romans 6:23). So if the wages of sin is death, and we all sin, then we all deserve death.
Thankfully, the second half of Romans 6:23 says, "but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Yes, we all die, but Jesus says, "The one who believes in me will live, even though they die" (John 11:25).
You see, the LORD is also a God of mercy, and "mercy triumphs over judgment" (James 2:13). That's not just a New Testament teaching; God has always been just and merciful, as evidenced by Isaiah 30:18:
"Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!"
His ways and Word don't change. As Isaiah says later, in verse 40:8, "The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever." That's why we just reword songs, not Scripture. We hope you'll find our rewording rewarding.
Just Reword contains parodies of 12 hits from the '60s, '70s, '80s, and '90s. Here's the complete track listing:
1. Try Another Town – Tie Your Mother Down – Queen
2. Over the Hill – Overkill – Men at Work
3. Laughed At – Black Cat – Janet Jackson
4. For All the gods I've Loved Before – To All the Girls I've Loved Before – Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson
5. A Wider Shape of Whale – A Whiter Shade of Pale – Procol Harum
6. Something Goes Wrong – Something So Strong – Crowded House
7. Timothy – Misery – Soul Asylum
8. Pretty Dried Up – Pretty Tied Up – Guns N' Roses
9. Matthew 9 – I Feel Fine – The Beatles
10. You Can Call Weird Al – You Can Call Me Al – Paul Simon
11. In the Afterlife – In the Air Tonight – Phil Collins
12. Yes Today – Yesterday – The Beatles
Note: Yes, we've released 11 other songs in the past 15 months that are not on this CD. We plan to put them on upcoming CDs we have planned for later in 2023 and early in 2024, Lord willing.
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