Gospel Soundcheck

If you’re joining me in the challenge to read the entire Bible in a year, here are the readings for the entire month of January:

Compassionart – the ministry that brought together some of the top songwriters and artists in the world in an effort to write songs that would then benefit charity – has made its first round of donations. The grants come from personal gifts and proceeds being raised by the CompassionArt: Creating Freedom From Poverty CD and…

I hope you’re continuing to read along with our Bible in a Year challenge! I’m still blogging on my personal blog – www.joannebrokaw.blogspot.com – but I know some of you are way smarter than I am so I thought I’d throw this out here for your consideration and/or correction, LOL: Genesis 5 lists Adam’s geneology;…

Can you believe that American Idol is back in just over a week? It seems like just yesterday we were debating the merits of Adam Lambert, Kris Allen and Danny Gokey and wondering which of them was going to take the title. With the Season 9 audition shows on the horizon (and new judge Ellen…

Gospel artist Calvin Hunt passed away on December 26, 2009 at the hospital in Queens, NY. The 52-year-old Hunt was member and soloist of the famed Christ Tabernacle Choir and Brooklyn Tabernacle Singers. His latest Vine Records’ release, Bridges, earned two 2008 Dove Award nominations for Contemporary Gospel Recording and Contemporary Gospel Song, “Come On.”…

Congratulations! If you’re reading the Bible today with the hope of finishing it next December, you’re off to a good start! One day at a time, my friends. I shared some thoughts this morning on my blog about creation and the reading in Genesis. One thing that I want to remind you: don’t skip over…

At the end of the year, I probably should be doing some sort of recap of 2009, but if the truth be told I’ve been burned out on Christian music, Christian pop culture, and pretty much everything web-related for some months now. So while I sort through posts for some highlights of 2009 to see…

It’s hard to believe that 2009 is almost over. And depending on when you believe the decade ends, this could be the last day of the first decade of the new millenium. Tough act to follow, eh? In 2008, I made a resolution to read the Bible from cover to cover in one year. I…

In our continuing quest to define Christian music and examine its place in American culture, here are some more thoughts from up and coming Tallahassee, Florida based rock band, Canopy Red. The band is signed to Creative Soul records and has released a self-titled EP, which the band says they hope will “…show more people,…

Over the last few months I’ve been sharing with you some thoughts from Christian music artists on the question, “What is Christian music?” Today, Unknown Souldier’s Terry Baert – also known as Brother Terry, who shared the wonderful recipe for French Cookie Cup – share his thoughts on Christian music and its relevence in today’s…

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