Dan Keeton’s take on the economic Crisis This is not the first time Dan Keeton has thought outside the box, but it is decidedly one of the most innovative. His most recent newsletter (reprinted by permission) states: Hey Everyone! I’m listening to the President explain the loans given to the U. S. automakers. I am well aware of the financial...

CD Review: Hymns of the Faith (Hayes Family) Rating: 4.5 stars (of 5) Average Song Rating: 4 stars (of 5) Song List: Glory To His Name; Anywhere With Jesus; Tell and Sing the News; The Ninety and Nine; Amazing Grace; Rescue the Perishing; Does Jesus Care; When the Roll is Called Up Yonder; Near the Cross; When We All Get to Heaven; Tis So Sweet; The...

Free David Phelps Song Amazon is offering a free download of a David Phelps track, “Silent Night” from O Holy Night: A Live Holiday Celebration. The odd thing: It’s just an audience sing-along. Much like Wes Burke (by the way, hat tip to Wes) and the reviewers on the Amazon page, one wonders what the individual...

Amateurs Hour Would it be a good idea or a bad idea for local Southern Gospel stations to have an amateurs hour? Would it cause even less professional acts than some stations currently play to get aired? Or would it have a positive effect of isolating amateur acts in that...

Sony’s Thoughts: Fear not! “And the angel said unto them, ‘Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:10-11). What would it have been like to be a shepherd that evening,...

CD Review: Destination Heaven (Melody Boys Quartet) Rating: 4 (of 5) Average Song Rating: 3.6 (of 5) Producer: Nick Bruno. Song List: All Aboard We’re Glory Bound; Little By Little; Oh Broken Heart; The Stone Was Rolled Away; The Lamb He Died to Save; Come To the Water; Sinners Plea; Lonesome Road; Glory Bound; Give Me Jesus; I’ve Made it Home;...

NQC Posts 2009 Schedule The National Quartet Convention has posted their 2009 schedule here. I’m delighted to see that four of the groups I named in this post as deserving to be on the mainstage made it on, including my # 1, 2, and 4. Worth noting: The Blackwood Brothers are on the Monday schedule. The Chuck Wagon Gang is...

Question of the Day Should God be given our best or the best? Suppose there’s a little country church where not a single member can carry a tune. Should they skip singing? And suppose there isn’t a person in the church who can do a decent job studying the Word and bringing it forth. Should they skip...

Gaither posts Reunion trailer A couple of weeks ago, Mark Lowry posted two videos from the upcoming Gaither Vocal Band Reunion DVD. Now Bill Gaither has posted an official preview for the...

CD Review: Hymns from Chigger Hill (Chigger Hill Boys & Terri) Rating: 3.5 stars (of 5) Producer: none listed on pre-release. Song List: In the Sweet By and By; In the Garden; Since Jesus Came Into My Heart; Blessed Assurance; Leaning on the Everlasting Arms; Oh How I Love Jesus; When the Roll is Called Up Yonder; Without Him; Are You Washed in the Blood; Farther Along;...