In 1927 the three most popular American celebrities were Charles Lindbergh, Babe Ruth, and a TBN-type personality that most people today have never heard of; the female evangelist and ex-Broadway theater worker Aimee Semple McPherson. I remember seeing a PBS special about her life, which easily fit into the "you can't make this stuff up" category. You only need to learn a little about her to realize the influence she had (and still has) on American evangelicalism. This is especially the case in the church musical genre which we loosely refer to as contemporary "praise music". In this short audio excerpt, RC Sproul takes us down memory lane to examine the roots of what is often called the "7/11 song", which is now used in 70 percent of American churches. You may be surprised to find that he doesn't make an outright rejection of simple music, but has some profound observations. ... [Play/Download MP3]
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