Nominated among the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West and Childish Gambino for “Best Rap Performance” at the Grammys, Lecrae is no stranger to the rap world. Despite his success, Lecrae described not being fully accepted in the inner circle of celebrities in an excerpt he released on Medium from his book “Unashamed.” “As I’ve said in songs and speeches, if you live for people’s acceptance, you’ll die from their rejection. This belief has made it possible to keep doing what

A day before her convocation Wednesday detailing her experiences in Ferguson, Mo., the Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey presented a talk in the Massey Boardroom on a different subject entirely. As a black woman who identifies both as queer and as a Christian, Lightsey is imminently familiar with binaries which seem to be opposed, yet still somehow intersect. Binaries, in this case, is a word used to describe absolute, opposite categories, such as male/female, gay/straight, rich/poor,

On Saturday, Christian Showcase kicked off the first in this year’s annual showcase series, to spotlight four bands whose message aligns with the Christian faith. The audience crowded in the Curb Event Center to listen and praise to the music of The Orchadist, Like Rain, Taylor Agan and Constellations. The Orchardist started the showcase off with a bang by playing a rolicking set of folk-rock ballads. After two original songs, they had the audience on their feet for a their d

Introducing Like Rain; Like Rain’s lineup for the 2014 CEMB Christian Showcase is Kauland Buchanan, Sarah Rademaker, Christian St. Clair, Michael Pfohl, Bryan Griffith, Grayson Schweers and Jake Ward. Like Rain is a band formed in Nashville, Tenn. that focuses on tying in central truths of Christianity to their unique sound. In October of 2012, they released an EP called “The Unexpected Fall.” Their music has evolved from simple acoustic love songs to a sound that provides a