Larry Norman, whom some call the Father of Christian music, died early this morning with family at his side at the age of 60. This does not come as a surprise as health problems related to his heart have plagued Larry for many years.

He began pushing boundaries in the late 1960's when he merged rock music with gospel lyrics. This was the dawn of what folks now call the Christian Contemporary music. Back then, there was not a distinction between Christian and mainstream rock music at the local record store.

Larry lived long enough to see the opposite occur as musicians of faith made waves into the general market in recent years. In the end, I wonder if he would have wanted it that way when he first made heads turn with songs like "Why Should the Devil (Have All the Good Music?)"