Tiny Moving Parts's Defiant Joy

January 13th, 2026 | 6 min read

Punk rock is fundamentally and proudly and, therefore, essentially antiestablishment. Principally, it has always been a creative act of defiance and a celebration of defiance.

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Brian Pell

Brian Pell is a pastor at Vintage Church in Raleigh, NC.

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