As I express emotions through my music, I intend to transport listeners from having a fear of God to having a friendship with God. Much of the theology of American Christianity relies on fear, fear of God and fear of the other. In John’s gospel, Jesus talks of wanting to be a friend to those who come to follow him (15:12-17). That is in contrast to following Jesus out of fear. Fear mongering has often been the hallmark of evangelicalism. Fear of God, fear of hell, fear of queer, fear of racial integration and fear of immigration. As a result, we have Christian nationalism and oppression of the marginalized. My audience at the PrayGround bears the brunt of that oppression.