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September 2015

September 24, 2015

Ted Cruz and The Diabolical Enemy

Presidential candidate Ted Cruz made a somewhat uncomfortable appearance on the Stephen Colbert show this...

September 21, 2015

The Definitive Hymns: “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing”

I love reading about how the great hymns came to be. For some hymns, one writer...

September 17, 2015

American Tragedy: The Donald Trump Phenomenon

I must say that I am equal parts shocked and disgusted with the inexplicable surge...

September 14, 2015

Southern Gospel Lookalikes, Part 2

Last year, I did a post on southern gospel singers with doppelgangers in the entertainment...

September 08, 2015

Do War Room and Sherwood Pictures Present a False Gospel?

Many of you are probably familiar with the Christian movie productions of Sherwood Pictures. They've...

September 07, 2015

Monday Morning Humor: The Odd Couple

Apologies for my lack of contentful columns in the past week or so as I...

August 2015

August 26, 2015

Unpublished Hymns of Fanny Crosby to Be Released, Recorded

It's probably safe to say that Fanny Crosby was the most prolific American hymn-writer, perhaps...

August 24, 2015

Like Summer Snow: On Josh Duggar and Christian Scandals

It's official: Josh Duggar is a serial adulterer and p*rnography addict. The data unearthed in...

August 22, 2015

Youtube Find: "There is a River," featuring Josh Cobb with Signature Sound

Well, to be clear, former members of Signature Sound. But that would have been too...

August 20, 2015

My Top Five Robin Williams Movies, Part II (cross-post)

Here's the link to the second half of my Robin Williams top five retrospective, guest-posted...

August 18, 2015

CD Review: The Inspiration of Broadway, by Signature Sound (with J. Mark McVey)

This project finds southern gospel's most inventive quartet trying on yet another hat: Broadway. They...

August 13, 2015

My Top Five Robin Williams Movies, Part I (cross-post)

Focus on the Family's Paul Asay has once again very kindly lent me his personal...

August 11, 2015

CD Review: Just Sing, by Amber Nelon Thompson

Amber Nelon Thompson is one of gospel music's most talented, consistent, and consistently pleasing singers. Her versatile...

August 07, 2015

GOP Candidates, First Impressions

I caught bits and pieces of the FOX News-hosted GOP debates last night and wanted...

August 03, 2015

Marriage in the Movies: Regarding Henry

Now that I've spent two weeks talking about the discouraging realities of homosexual "marriage," I...

July 2015

July 30, 2015

On Homosexuality and Singleness: A Response to Christopher Yuan and Rosaria Butterfield

Last week, I had some thoughts on SCOTUS's gay "marriage" decision that seemed to strike...

July 28, 2015

Todd Suttles Movie Sighting: The Second Chance

Recently, I re-watched a small Christian movie called The Second Chance (2006), directed by Steve Taylor and...

July 27, 2015

Monday Morning Humor: Andy Griffith Explains Capitalism

July 23, 2015

A Place for Outrage Post-Obergefell

While I'm on a political roll, I'll take a post to look back at the...

July 20, 2015

Pro-Lifers, Be Angry and Sin Not

In the wake of the disgusting revelation that Planned Parenthood has been trafficking the remains...

July 16, 2015

Two Sisters Review… Inside Out

"[It's about] growing up, and about inner conflict, and about dealing with yourself, and all...

July 14, 2015

Questions and Answers: As We Are Known (featuring Edie Brickell and Audrey Assad)

Loneliness is woven into the fabric of the human condition. Lifelong companionship is a gift...

July 10, 2015

From the Vault: The Booth Brothers, "Watercolor Ponies"

Another classic performance from the Booth Brothers. I learned something interesting from my blogging friend Brian...

July 07, 2015

CD Review: Aim Higher, by The Browns

The Browns have gone through a few lineup shifts, beginning with two sisters and two...

July 04, 2015

Can We Still Be Patriotic?

The other week I was listening to Rush Limbaugh, and I heard a very sad...

July 01, 2015

Southern Gospel vs. The Rest of the World: Diamond Rio and The Akins

You might know that the Akins are one of my favorite groups in southern gospel...

June 2015

June 29, 2015

Monday Morning Humor: Tim Hawkins Sings the National Anthem

...in about four different voices. I think Neil Young is my favorite. "In the land...

June 26, 2015

From the Vault: The Booth Brothers, "While Ages Roll"

[OT editor's note: Scheduled posts will continue going up regularly for the next couple weeks, but my...

June 22, 2015

Steven Curtis Chapman's Song for Charleston

As Charleston reels from the unspeakably evil actions of Dylan Roof (while amazingly making statements...

June 18, 2015

From the Vault: The Booth Brothers, "Buy Me a Rose"

This latest upload from the Booth Brothers' Live in Lakeland project is a one-off, completely unplugged cover of...