I liked the short piece by Luciana Lopez about Relient K in yesterday’s A&E section of The Oregonian. I was pleased with sentences like “The group has built a solid, growing fan base…without distancing themselves from their Christian roots or getting preaching.” and “They sound, in fact, like they’ve got something a little deeper to believe in.”

At our house, Relient K is not just another band. Abbie is a big fan and she assumes she will get to hear them any time they come to Oregon. And, on a more personal level, my life has been blessed by knowing the parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents of band member Matt Hoopes.