The Bible and Music

It was interesting and thoroughly confusing having Rob Saler, the theologian, come to speak at our class.  He spoke about the discussion regarding the bible and theological ideas that are transformed into art.  At what point is art hindering the integrity of the bible?  I understand artistic integrity and how the bible is up for interpretation, however, at what point is the freedom to interpret ruining the message of the bible.  He also spoke about how God interacts with the everyday world.  When I say “oh thank god” when something bad is prevented, Rob mentioned how if something bad ended up happening, does that mean that God wanted it to happen?  It makes you think about the purpose of praying and makes you question why catastrophes happen.  It’s good to stop and think that just because something bad happens, doesn’t mean that God doesn’t love you or that he is punishing you.