Gospel Soundcheck

Hi, all! Sorry that I’m behind on the daily Bible readings. I thought I had had scheduled through the weekend, but apparently not. My apologies. Hopefully you didn’t stop reading, but just kept right on with the books we’re in. Here are the readings so you can catch up:

Last night the Top 12 contestants were named for season 9 of American Idol, and let’s face it: it was a shocker. You can read the play by play from my live blog post, but in short, Lilly Scott was sent home last night, as was Alex Lambert, Todrick Hall, and Katelyn Epperly.

Once again, Christian music fans will have the chance to help choose the winners of the 2010 Dove Awards for Artist of the Year and New Artist of the Year. The nominees this year are:

The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir is offering two singers the chance to sing a solo with the choir during a Sunday service. Each winner receives an all-expense paid trip for two to New York City.

Last week, Brittany Keener gave us a peek at what it’s like to be in the audience during the live results show on American Idol. This week, she shares what it’s like to be in the audience for rehearsal. Brittany and her friend Melody got to check out the guys’ performances. Here is Brittany’s report…

This week the remaining 8 girls and 8 guys performed, and tonight we’ll find out which of them make American Idol’s season 9 Top 12. My predictions for the 6 girls going through: 1. Crystal Bowersox 2. Lilly Scott 3. Siobhan Mangus 4. Katie Stevens 5. Didi Benami 6. Lacey Brown My predictions for the…

The nominations were announced recently for the 2010 Southern Gospel Music (SGM) Fan Awards. The Perrys lead the way with six nominations, including Favorite Mixed Quartet, Favorite Song (If You Knew Him), and Favorite Album (“Almost Morning”). Libbi Perry Stuffle garnered nominations for both Favorite Female Vocalist and Favorite Alto, while Tracy Stuffle tops the…

Here are the Bible readings for March 11, 2010:

The title track from TobyMac’s latest album, Tonight, has been chosen as the theme song for Major League Baseball Network’s “30 Clubs in 30 Days” spring training series. The song will be featured throughout each episode. The “30 Clubs in 30 Days” series provides extensive coverage of each MLB team with field reports, interviews, predictions…

Switchfoot drummer Chad Butler was featured in a 10-page cover spread in the March 2010 issue of Drum! magazine. In the article, Butler talks about the band’s two year break from touring and their latest album, Hello Hurricane, as well as his faith and the limits of the “Christian band” label. “I’m a believer and…

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