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March 2013

March 30, 2013

Bread of Forgiveness, Wine of Release

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

March 23, 2013

Recently Added: Pop Oldies

Nothing can cheer me up like a good slab of old-time pop cheese. Below are...

March 16, 2013

Two Articles for Retuned

Interested readers can read two more pieces I've posted at the site The Retuned since...

March 08, 2013

Recently Added: Marc Cohn

I featured Marc Cohn on this site last year in an entry for my Poetry...

March 01, 2013

Recently Added: Phil Collins

We're back with another installment in "Recently Added," and today's featured artist is Phil Collins...

February 2013

February 09, 2013

Recently Added #2: Songs for the Road

Last week I featured some Songs About Home. This week I have some Songs for...

January 2013

January 31, 2013

Recently Added, #1: Songs About Home

Way over yonder is a place that I know Where I can find shelter from...

January 18, 2013

What Makes a Great Hymn Tune?

Just like the title says. I love to think about what makes a great tune...

January 02, 2013

Questions and Answers: The Reason for the World (featuring Five for Fighting and Chris Rice)

Two songs that aren't Christmas-y, but together I think they make an appropriate Christmas couplet. ...

December 2012

December 29, 2012

Top 5 New SG Songs of 2012

Some people like to include all recorded songs as potential candidates for year-end best-of lists....

December 21, 2012

Original Christmas Songs: Your Favorites?

We all know the old Christmas carols, but every now and then an original Christmas...

December 11, 2012

Songs of Advent

Too often it seems that the Advent season gets neglected in the rush towards Christmas....

October 2012

October 20, 2012

How Beautiful

Attention: I'm about to FALL ALL OVER a CCM song, so in the future, whenever...

October 17, 2012

Questions and Answers: “Take Me Home,” featuring Phil Collins & Michael W. Smith

Intense stuff today. This just might be the heaviest song pair I showcase in this...

October 08, 2012

Ten Songs the Booth Brothers Might Still Record Today

If you've been following the Booth Brothers, you know that Michael Booth's philosophy of song...

September 2012

September 25, 2012

Poetry in Song: "Silver Thunderbird"

Most of us know Marc Cohn as a one-hit wonder for his timeless classic "Walking...

September 04, 2012

'Cause We're Going to See the Son, Not Reverend Moon…

I just heard that popular cult leader Sun Myung Moon died at 92. Needless to...

August 2012

August 28, 2012

And Now For Some War-Like Hymns

I meant to post this around the same time as the Chick-Fil-A flap but never...

July 2012

July 04, 2012

Questions and Answers #2: Looking For America (featuring Simon & Garfunkel and Rich Mullins)

Today I'm going to depart a bit from the standard patriotic fare you might be...

June 2012

June 02, 2012

Sing it Again: "River of Love" by the Browns

[Some of you are wondering why this post suddenly appeared on a Saturday. Answer: I...

May 2012

May 30, 2012

Questions and Answers #1: “Faithfully” (featuring Journey and Steven Curtis Chapman)

The revolt against vows has been carried in our day even to the extent of...

May 24, 2012

New Series: Questions and Answers Through Song

Few things sadden me more than good questions without good answers. I can think of...

April 2012

April 19, 2012

CCM vs. SG Smackdown: "Wish You Were Here"

I've decided I'd like to start a new series. Here's the idea: I take two...

March 2012

March 26, 2012

Great Songs vs. Good Songs: What's the Secret Ingredient?

I am a fiercely attentive student of great songs and great music. I spend many...

March 19, 2012

Sing it Again: "Love Them While We Can"

Most people might not know what a smooth pop singer Steve Green was before he...

March 15, 2012

"Filler" and Brian Free's Philosophy of Song Selection

During an NQC interview with BFA, Brian was asked how he goes about choosing songs...

February 2012

February 03, 2012

Ballad Buffet!

"It's a ballad!" "Oh, that's helpful." There's been some recent discussion around the southern gospel...

January 2012

January 12, 2012

My Favorite Southern Gospel Songs of 2011, Part 2

Here are my top five southern gospel songs of the year. 5. The Crossing, Crabb...

January 11, 2012

My Favorite Southern Gospel Songs of 2011, Part 1

2011 was a good year for Southern Gospel, with many excellent new songs. Even with...

November 2011

November 03, 2011

Folk Rhyme Meets Southern Gospel: He Saw it All

The Booth Brothers' "He Saw It All" was probably embraced largely by virtue of its...