EDITOR'S NOTE: This article first appeared on Baptist Press. Rich Bitterman is pastor of Cedar Ridge Baptist Church, Galena, Mo. I was 16 the first time I heard “Mr. Crowley.” The way it began … haunting organ, crashing guitar … grabbed me by the throat. I didn’t know what the lyrics meant. I didn’t care. I was angry, curious, spiritually empty, and Ozzy Osbourne sounded like someone who had seen behind the curtain. He felt untouchable. Immortal. A man who drank from the shadows … [Read more...]

