u/Hefty_Education_7059

There are few songs from the albums that I would actually choose to listen to, add to my playlists, and recommend to friends. I think part of the reason is a poor balance between message and music. Sometimes it leans too into the music, as in "Carry Me". This song, I feel, tries so hard to be hip with the kids that it ends up sounding like youtube library royalty-free music. Other songs try to mimic Charlie Puth. The message is lost in the synths and ends up feeling insincere.

Other times, it leans too into the message, like "Walk With Me". Sure, walk with Jesus, great. But the lyrics are so repetitive. They say the title like five hundred times. The melody is very safe and predictable, until it randomly changes the notes. It's like Ariana Grande's version of Popular. Nearly impossible to sing along to.

And it falls into the trap of so much worship music today. It almost always has the same message: “I found God, I have hope, and now all my problems are gone. Yay!” (from Micah van Dijk's The Banner article in 2022)

How do you feel about our youth music/modern worship in general?

Just below my knee, about 1cm long. Got this after walking around a lake with a lot of weird flying bugs (central US). Stings like crazy.

I need the name of a specific kind of plastic for a project but can't think what it's called...

Somebody please choreograph the story of Arachne and Athena as an entire ballet

What would be a funny reference to put on a high school senior's back windshield (like when people write "class of 2025" or "almost free" in chalk markers)

How to clean or even access the underneath of the cone filter in a shark vacuum dust cup? It stinks 🤢

This post is at least four years old. but where can you actually do this? I've looked in faceapp, and a bunch of other AI websites that say they can merge faces, but none of them do it like this.

Is it possible to have a dropdown menu with 3 options that each mean a different thing when used in an equation? I swim at 3 pools of different lengths but I'm measuring my progress in miles.

Got this for $1 at my neighbor's estate sale! The other side plays Fat. From 1984 🤯

I've tried baking soda, lemon juice, vinegar, even soft scrub...do these spots ever come off or should I give up?

I feel kinda pathetic asking for help for this, but can I fix this?

(PLEASE DON'T SCROLL I'M FREAKING OUT) Best ich treatment for a freshwater 10gal? My fish don't like anything above 78°F so I can't really raise the temp. Google gave me fifty billion different answers.

Can y'all help me make this meme better? It's supposed to be a joke about Disney watching its remakes flop, but I don't think I portrayed it well...

Spirits, what should I do about my loud upstairs neighbor?

Newly added ember tetra has a few white spots and appears to be...hiccuping? Should I dose with ich meds or am I overreacting? Please be kind I am a new fish keeper

Going away from my 4-week-old tank for a week (there will be nobody home). Anything I should worry about?

Am I the only one who thinks our youth music has fallen off recently? As a Gen Z I have found Strive To Be's albums to be predictable, safe, and repetitive lyrically and musically. I have great respect for the producers and what they're trying to do, but it seems they don't know how to improve.

Why are my ferns fighting for their lives? (java, windelov, asian) They're all turning brown in places and big Java has reproduced 4 times this week. Is it just because my tank is new? (I'm new at this hobby btw)

Do you like it?

This light put a giant crack in my tank. Was it just that I tightened it too much? The tank does have a top rim, unlike this picture, so maybe that was to blame? Please help!

What tense should these verbs be in if Benki trying to teach them took place in the PAST, but they STILL live there and STILL need to protect it? "Benki tried to teach his people about the forest they lived in and how they needed to protect it if they wanted to survive."