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We Are So Blessed

We Are So Blessed

We are so blessed by the things You have done,The victories we've won, and what You've brought us through.We are so blessed; take what we have to bring.Take it all everything. Lord, we bring it to you.. If you think about it, the first couple lines of this verse...

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The Nelons – “Triumphant” (1994)

The Nelons – “Triumphant” (1994)

After a few years with multiple group changes, the Nelons settled in a nice groove with this iteration of the group. Check out James’ review of their first album together…

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Listen to Our Hearts

Listen to Our Hearts

When words are not enough to tell you of our love Listen to our hearts I've realized lately that "I love you" often sounds insufficient to express how I feel about the people I love. How much harder is it to tell my Savior how much I love Him! I'm glad that the Spirit...

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#NewsNuggets: 11-10-23

#NewsNuggets: 11-10-23

NEWS NUGGETS Mark Lowry announced his Mark Lowry & Friends tour for 2024 with special guests Endless Highway and The Sound. Dates span from January through June with more to come later including appearances in West coast states. Lowry will continue to appear at...

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REVIEWS

The Nelons – “Right on Time” (1992)

The Nelons – “Right on Time” (1992)

The 90’s ushered in a ton of changes for the Nelons. “Right On Time” offered an almost completely revamped group as Kelly and Jerry had departed the group. Nonetheless, it was a truly a diamond in the rough and was a pretty remarkable recording. Check it out…

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The Nelons – “A New Generation” (1991)

The Nelons – “A New Generation” (1991)

After a remarkable13 years, the Nelons was rocked with major changes, with drastically changed their vocal structure.
“A New Generation” introduced the industry to a new look and new sound. Check out this review and find out more…

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HISTORY

My 2022 SGMA Hall Of Fame Nominees

My 2022 SGMA Hall Of Fame Nominees

The Southern Gospel Music Association is currently accepting nominees for the Hall Of Fame. Each member of the SGMA is asked to submit two living and two deceased individuals for consideration. Three of my 2022 nominees are the same as my 2021 nominees. (My other...

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VIEWS AND COMMENTARY

The Convoluted Cathedral Quartet Catalog Condundrum

The Convoluted Cathedral Quartet Catalog Condundrum

The Cathedral Quartet is among the most well-loved and respected gospel groups in history. There isn't a quartet singer today who isn't familiar with the rich history of the Cathedrals, and you would be hard pressed to find many fans who don't own at least SOMETHING...

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Are Digital Compilations Pointless?

Are Digital Compilations Pointless?

One side effect of this digital revolution is that every song released is essentially a single. This is where I can’t help but question if compilations are now outdated.

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SONY’S DEVOTIONS

Wisdom of the Aged

Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who stood before his father Solomon while he still lived, and he said, “How do you advise me to answer these people?” And they spoke to him, saying, “If you will be a servant to these people today, and serve them, and answer...

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Palm Sunday Thoughts 2023

Palm Sunday. The day we remember the throngs of people who worshiped Jesus as they waved palm branches, shouting, "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!" Yet it wasn't long before these same people were shouting, "Crucify Him!" How could their adoration so...

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Man Makes His Plans

On Tuesday, my brother and I were driving home from New Jersey. We were scheduled to stay with friends in Ohio but not long after we crossed the Ohio border, my brother felt like we could make it home. We both liked that thought since we could then have Wednesday to...

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Remember!

"If you should say in your heart, 'These nations are greater than I; how can I dispossess them?'--you shall not be afraid of them, but you shall remember well what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt."  ~Deuteronomy 7:17-18 Remembering. It seems like...

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Turn Your Burdens to Prayer

I confess that I am guilty of taking way too many burdens upon myself. Family members who don't know the Lord, others making bad decisions, some having financial difficulty ... you name it, I feel it, and it can literally affect my health. In Matthew 11:28-30 Jesus...

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Looking Forward

"Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus" (Philippians...

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Come Worship the King

Still through the cloven skies they come With peaceful wings unfurled And still their heavenly music floats O'er all the weary world; Above its sad and lowly plains They bend on hovering wing. And ever o'er its Babel sounds The blessed angels sing. ~from It Came Upon...

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There’s Power in Prayer

I've been thinking lately of some of the prayers that God has answered for me--both recently and in times past. I can also think of some that He hasn't, but I am increasingly convinced of the truth of James 4:2: "You do not have because you do not ask." It's also true...

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How about You?

In the Bible study Experiencing God, the question was asked, "What did God do to draw you to Himself, specifically?" The answer that popped into my head as I pondered this was a line from an old Happy Goodman Family song: "I came through tribulation. How about you?"...

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Pursue Righteousness

Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.  ~2 Timothy 2:22 When you think of lust, the first thing that probably pops into your mind is that of a man lusting after a woman, but lust can...

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He Brought Me Through

He brought me through Praise God, He brought me through He's done everything my Lord said He would do Through impossibilities, He's given victory He'll do the same for you; He brought me through. (as sung by Gold City on their Pillars of Faith CD) It didn't come to...

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