The Paradise glided along the waterway, slowly leaving Tampa behind. On two decks in the front of the ship, passengers stood watching the city disappear and the water unfold before them. Though this was only my second Singing at Sea cruise, I had a feeling that this part of the trip would become tradition. There’s…
“Are you going to the Gospel Sing?” asked the lady exiting the hotel in front of me. Her question was directed to the woman walking beside her who answered, “Yes.” “Aren’t we all?” the first lady replied. If you’re in Stanton, Missouri during Mid-October the chances are, most folks you’ll run into are going to…
It probably seems incredibly odd to be talking about the 4th of July in October, but I have purposed to write and review every sing I’ve been to this year no matter how many months ago those events took place. This event we are about to travel “back in time to” was The Gatlinburg Gathering…
Black folding chairs sat in a half circle facing the entrance of the LeConte Center where a yellow ribbon stretched from one stone column to the next and a wooden podium stood as the main focus in the center of it all. To the left of the ribbon, a row of chairs displayed the NQC’s…
Happy Fourth of July! In celebration of our nations independence we are giving away not one, not two, but three prizes this month! The first is Jason Crabb’s book Through, an inspirational devotional/autobiography. Then we are adding one of Brian Free and Assurance’s brand new “Unashamed” wrist bands! And don’t forget! We are continuing to…
Truelove Quartet is a local group based out of Lebanon, Missouri. They love fellowship, so when they book a concert in their hometown they bring in another group to sing with. Towards the end of May, they sang in the Cowan Civic Center with Brian Free and Assurance and I was happy to be there…
“We make 1700 pies every year,” said the lady at the concession stand. For a moment I thought I missed what she said, surely she said 700 instead of 1700. Then she continued, “We begin making them in March; once a week twelve of us get together at the church and form an assembly line…
Spoiled. That’s a good word to describe oneself after a week of walking the beach by day and hearing Gospel Singing by night. Spoiled?…most definitely. It’s something I won’t deny happening to me while in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for Singing in the Sun. There’s something rejuvenating in being near God’s creation, especially in that…
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 A few weeks ago I sat in the bleachers at a Gospel Sing and watched a season come to pass. The only problem was…I didn’t want it to end. As I looked down on what would be…
The Meramec Music Theater in Steelville, Missouri has a concert series every year for Gospel Music. I was happy to be at the first concert this year in March with The Whisnants and also April’s concert with Brian Free and Assurance. What made BFA’s concert extra special, was that it happened to be on my…
