Gary S. Paxton, who gained fame in the early 1960s as a producer of novelty hits like “Alley-Oop” by The Hollywood Argyles and Bobby “Boris” Pickett’s “Monster Mash,” ventured into Christian music following his 1971 conversion. His Christian albums were anything but typical, featuring uniquely titled tracks such as “Only Christians Kill Their Wounded,” accompanied by equally unconventional lyrics.

Only Christians they kill their wounded

Lonely souls in turmoil likе me

Only Christians kill their wounded

Why can’t thеy try to ward off defeat?

While the world tries to help its own

Christians love to throw stones

Why do Christians always kill their wounded?

The new episode of Cephas Hour delves into this quagmire, talking about how telling a hurting person they shouldn’t be is as unfeeling and illogical as telling a hungry person they would feel better if they ate something. Like, they don’t know?

You can listen to the podcast on-demand at its website or wherever you get your podcasts as long as it isn’t Spotify. Long story. Hope you enjoy it, and thanks.

A final note regarding the podcast. Thank you to everyone who has reached out during my unplanned absence from the podcast airwaves (podwaves?). I am hopefully getting back into the swing of things. A couple of sad events in May 2025 affecting the Christian music family are mentioned late in the show: the passing of The Alarm’s leader Mike Peters, and the sudden death of Derri Daugherty’s (The Choir, The Lost Dogs) son Chance. All love and prayers to their families and friends.