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For whatever reason today we ended up popping a cassette tape into the player and started listening to some old-school southern gospel music at the office. What made it even more interesting is that the cassette was homemade from an actual vinyl album. That gave us the full effect of the almost incoherent scratching sound in the album. I grew up in a little town in Kentucky and my dad was the pastor of a small country church. Whenever we would have musical groups for concerts, there were almost always a southern gospel group or quartet. That style of music is not something I wouldRead More →

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Below are  some of the songs nominated in different categories for the 38th Annual GMA Dove Awards. As before, I’ve bolded my picks for the winners. Song of the Year “Bless The Broken Road” “Cry Out To Jesus” “Drifter” “God’s Still God” “Imagine Me” “Made To Worship” “Me And Jesus” “My Savior My God” “Nothing Left To Lose” “Praise You In This Storm” Rock Recorded Song of the Year “Activate” “Breathe Into Me” “Dangerous” “Good Behavior” “Rebirthing” Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year “Cut” “I’m Not Alright” “Me And Jesus” “Sound Of Melodies” “Work”Read More →

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Did you know you can visit the WorshipTogether website and use their Newsong Jukebox to listen to some up and coming worship songs? Can really be a great resource for worship pastors or other individuals that are responsible for bringing worship to their local congregations and empowering them to this offering of our talents and time to God in this type of forum. Of course, if you love worship music and need something a little less driving and beat driven than the latest adult contemporary fare in your office, you can pull up the site and keep songs playing in the background while you workRead More →

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George Huff has really taken advantage of his brief moment of fame as an American Idol, even though he wasn’t chosen as the winner. George finished in the Top 12 of Season 3, but didn’t go further. You won’t find him mentioned too much in the mainstream news, but he’s building a great ministry work using his music and popularity gained from appearing in American Idol. Here’s something I didn’t know that George shared in an interview: There have been an extraordinary number of Christian entrants to American Idol and several, including Ruben Studdard and RJ Helton, have gone on to make CDs. Commented George,Read More →

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Anyone in the Indianapolis area, or even if you’re not and don’t mind driving, may be interested to know that Bill Gaither and Friends will be in concert at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Friday, March 16th, 2007. Some of the acts scheduled to appear include: Jessy Dixon Jeff & Sheri Easter The Gaither Vocal Band Joy Gardner Ernie Haase & Signature Sound, Isaacs Gordon Mote If you’re interested in taking a group of friends of your own, or maybe a group from church, you can contact AEGGroups at 1-888-217-0301.  Bill Gaither isn’t really my cup of tea as far as concerts go, but IRead More →