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May 2013

May 28, 2013

Would You Advise Your Son to Join the Military?

Yesterday was Memorial Day, a time to remember those brave men who have given their...

May 27, 2013

Monday Morning Humor: Jeff Stice Sings "Old White Flag"

No description needed. This speaks for itself! Whatever called lead singer Clayton Inman away from his...

May 21, 2013

Concert Review: Legacy Five and Greater Vision in Spring Arbor, MI

I apologize for taking so long to bring you this review! I decided to skip...

May 20, 2013

Monday Morning Humor: The Worst Graduation Ceremony Ever

AKA, every graduation ceremony ever. (Inspired by Obama's recent comments at Morehouse.)

May 17, 2013

Steven Curtis Chapman and Family on the Opry

This live performance of "Life's Railway to Heaven" features Steven AND his father and brother....

May 15, 2013

Poll: Favorite Cathedrals Tenor?

Because I decided to go to bed last night instead of writing a long post...

May 13, 2013

Monday Morning Humor: "Can't we get a better actor?"

RIP Charlton Heston. [gigya src="" flashvars="vurl=yluZgzkA8MM&start=58&end=138.56&cid=1177895" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344" ]

May 11, 2013

Recently Added: Billy Joel

Since he turned 64 the other day (cue the Beatles!) it seemed appropriate to showcase...

May 06, 2013

Monday Morning Humor: Superfluous Buns

Ever shopped for hot dogs and hot dog buns at the same time? Steve Martin...

May 04, 2013

Recently Added/CD Review: Love Has Come For You

In past editions of "Recently Added," I've featured artists, genres, or themes. Today, I'm sharing...

May 03, 2013

Love Does Not Equal Respect

"You can respect someone's opinion while still disagreeing with them." When's the last time you...

April 2013

April 30, 2013

Does Southern Gospel Need Youthful Appeal?

Recently I was browsing the Musicscribe mega-blog (which y'all should check out in its full...

April 29, 2013

Monday Morning Humor: The "No, no, no" Donkey

No, no, no, no, no, no, no...

April 26, 2013

SG vs. CCM Smackdown: "Your Love Broke Through" and "Love Was in the Room"

Pitting southern gospel songs against similar songs from the world of contemporary Christian music. I...

April 24, 2013

Kermit Gosnell, Evil, and Spiritual Warfare

A review of that Legacy Five concert is forthcoming. (And I didn't mention this, but...

April 22, 2013

Monday Morning Humor: For (Tolkien) Geeks Only

Stephen Colbert, Tolkien geek for the win. Random actor dude = PWNED: [Update: This link...

April 20, 2013

Recently Added: Elijah Aaron

I first discovered Elijah Aaron through this modestly viral video: So, after replaying that a few...

April 18, 2013

The Unfortunate Legacy of Brennan Manning

[Editor's note: I still gets dozens of hits on this page daily, so if you're a...

April 16, 2013

Southern Gospel vs. The Rest of the World: Sisters and The Andrews Sisters

This one occurred to me the other day, and my instant thought was "Duh! Of...

April 15, 2013

Monday Morning Humor: Chopping Broccoli

It seemed appropriate to follow up a post showing rock at its best with a...

April 13, 2013

Recently Added: Classic Rock

Okay. After turning in a massive linear algebra project that almost killed me single-handedly, it's...

April 12, 2013

Legacy Five Concert Tonight

It's been a long week, but I'm excited to be seeing Legacy Five in concert...

April 11, 2013

Phil Vischer On Christian Music

Well, I tried and tried to embed this video, but it looks like I'll need...

April 10, 2013

Why the Left is Wrong About Everything (or How Conservatives Are the Ones Who Really Care About Poverty and the Environment)

There's a myth that's circulating in the Church. It is old yet ever-new. I'm sure...

April 08, 2013

Monday Morning Humor: Very VERY Dear Old Friends

Perhaps this one should have been more properly titled "Monday Morning Humor (With a Stellar...

April 06, 2013

Gaither Songwriting Workshop 2013 Features CCM Writers

There are only a few seats left for the 2013 installment of the Gaither Songwriting...

April 03, 2013

Christians, Heathens, and Music Listening Choices (or "Should I Have ____ on My Ipod?")

An exchange with frequent commentator John Situmbeko in my post on Michael Buble (which has...

April 01, 2013

Monday Morning Humor… is Cancelled [Updated]

Inspired by some conversations with Michael Booth, I've been moved to reflect on how I...

March 2013

March 31, 2013

Happy Easter!

I hope the sun is shining brightly wherever you may be celebrating your Easter Morning....

March 30, 2013

Bread of Forgiveness, Wine of Release

As you will see, this is really a question and answer post in disguise. But...