Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In this episode Trent breaks down one thing that makes modern worship songs terrible.

These Worship Songs Need to be Abolished: youtube.com/watch?v=uc4unEkYlDU&t

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00:00 Why modern worship songs feel off
00:45 Avalon’s “Testify to Love”
01:35 Michael Passons and the Avalon controversy
03:23 Sexual revisionism in Christian spaces
05:53 “Testify to Love” rereleased as an LGBTQ-affirming anthem
06:51 Why vague worship songs can be reinterpreted
08:15 “Jesus Boyfriend” music
09:28 Worship songs that focus too much on us
10:43 What Scripture says about worship music
11:55 Emotion, concerts, and the Holy Spirit
12:54 Older worship songs that still keep the focus on God