Sadness at the passing of Larry Norman
Most of the people who work here at Matthias Media have never heard of Larry Norman. They are too young.1
But for me and for many others of my vintage, Larry Norman and his music were a big part of our early Christian life. So I was very saddened to hear that he passed away a couple of days ago (see the Larry Norman website for news of his death and his final words to his fans). But I am glad that he was faithful to the Lord Jesus until the end and that he looked forward to heaven. I'm also glad that we were recently able to publish an article from Philip Cooney about Larry in The Longing, so that those younger than me can understand the influence and impact he had on a generation of Christians.
1 Editor's note: Beilharzs excepted: Ben and I are both under 30 and we know about Larry Norman. We own three of his CDs. In addition, Ben is familiar enough with the words and chords to some of Larry's songs that he could play them for you on request.