Monthly Archives: February 2012
Southern Gospel Yankee Turns One!
Well, I made it! My first year with my own blog. I can’t tell you all how grateful I am for your readership, your interest, and your comments. Over the past year, I’ve invited various people to check out what … Continue reading
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Devotional Thought: Freedom
Are you the kind of person who tends to blame yourself for everything? If so, then you’re a lot like me. Like the song says, when something goes wrong, I’m the first to admit it. I’m always second-guessing myself in … Continue reading
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The Week In Review #17: Dove Awards Talk, Doug Wilson on Lent, and More
It’s been a long week, but I feel ready to tackle my midterms. Looking forward to a weekend of rest and preparation. Meanwhile, let’s look at the week as it went down in the rest of the world… *Devin McGlamery … Continue reading
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Tim Hawkins On Overly Long Songs
Whenever I feel physically, emotionally, and/or spiritually drained, good comedy really helps lift my spirits. I felt that way last night, and I was searching for some Tim Hawkins clips I’d never seen before. Among many others, I came up … Continue reading
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The Week in Review #16: NQC News, Devin McGlamery Update, Grammys Talk
*NQC has announced a new awards show. Naturally this will be seen as a replacement for the Singing News Fan Awards, which now appears to have landed in Dollywood indefinitely. The question is… do we need it? DBM has a … Continue reading
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The Best of Praise & Worship, Hymns and Southern Gospel—Your Picks?
In view of Daniel Mount’s most recent post, and in view of the fact that I have little time to write these days, I’m going to let my readers write the interesting stuff here for me. If you could pick … Continue reading
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Whitney Houston, RIP
Dead at 48, a legend of pop music, many regard her as one of the greatest female voices of all time. Her life stands as a sad witness to Satan’s destructive work on those blessed with great fame and fortune. … Continue reading
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The Week in Review #15: This and That and Paul Simon
I’m bone tired right now and just getting some tidbits from the week together. It’s been a long week… full of lots and lots of school and lots and lots of Paul Simon music. I’m a new fan, a bit … Continue reading
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What’s the Big Deal With Michael Buble?
I originally wrote this post when Michael Buble came out with his new Christmas album. It had been brewing for a while, but I kept forgetting to write it. Then when I started to see people talking and tweeting about … Continue reading
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Masculinity, the Church, Post-Modernism, and Southern Gospel
John Piper has apparently upset some feminists. Recently, he made some rather direct comments on the masculine nature of Christianity. To quote directly: God revealed Himself in the Bible pervasively as king not queen; father not mother… The second person … Continue reading →
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