_DSC6324

Steve Hurst School Of Music Kick-Off!

For those who missed my Tweet at the beginning of the week, here’s the skibbies – no, I did not go incommunicado this week! I arrived at the University to find that they did not have internet in the rooms as they did last year!  So, there went my plans for blogging daily.  *** BIG…

04cdwilburnwilburn

CD Review: Wilburn and Wilburn

Wilburn & Wilburn is the first project launched by the father and son team, Jonathan and Jordan Wilburn.  Many are familiar with Jonathan from his Gold City days, and even his son Jordan captured the spotlight at Inspiration Park as a young soloist following in his father’s footsteps.  This Cd captures Jonathan and Jordan’s first…

SHSM

Passport To Revival

Reminiscing ~ a great way to remember special memories of the past.  Planning ahead ~ a great way to ensure special memories for the future. Looking back, it’s hard to believe that a year has passed since I first attended the Steve Hurst School of Music last July.  At this time last year, I was…

50sgmfavs

Book Review: Stories Behind 50 Southern Gospel Favorites

Stories Behind 50 Southern Gospel Favorites (Volume 1) by Lindsey Terry is a collection of your favorite Southern Gospel songs and why they were written.  As Terry interviews the songwriters, you will get to know the writers who are working behind the scenes creating great gospel music, and learn what inspired such lyrical treasures.  Among…

cd_treasures

CD Review: Mark Trammell Quartet – Treasures

The release of the Mark Trammell Quartet’s new Cd, Treasures, takes us back in time to the classic songs of the Cathedrals.  This project is the “unofficial” tribute to those two men who Mark sang with in his early career, Glen and George.  These twelve songs are now standards in the genre and have been…

freedom-singers-price-of-freedom

Book Review – The Price Of Freedom

The Price Of Freedom by Simon Ivascu and Wesley Pop is the captivating account of two young men’s escape from Communism. Simon and Wesley escaped their homeland of Romania for a chance at freedom…freedom to believe in Jesus Christ. These young men chose a very tough road to travel, one that could have very well…

MTQ_6-10-11_oxford_group

4th of July Devotional: Statue of Liberty

In New York Harbor stands a lady, With a torch raised to the sky; And all who see her know she stands for Liberty for you and me. I’m so proud to be called an American, To be named with the brave and the free; I will honor our flag and our trust in God,…

4th of July Devotional: Freedom’s Never Free

“Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy…” Standing on a hillside, where the river meets the sea White crosses without number, line the fields of grief And each one a silent witness staring back at me And every cross a story, of another place and time Where young men thought it…

BFA_give-a-way_superman'11

GIVE-A-WAY: Brian Free and Assurance…and Superman!

As you can see from the picture above, this give-a-way comes with multiple items!  Not only will you have a chance to win Brian Free and Assurance’s brand new 7 Hit’s collection, but also a 33rd Anniversary T-Shirt from the Superman Festival in Metropolis, IL (where I saw BFA sing earlier this month), one of…