Miss California, Carrie Prejean, may have lost the Miss USA title for explaining her opposition to same-sex marriage, but it looks like she’s gained a new gig as Christian idol. After appearing on Fox News, NBC’s “Today” and other talk shows to defend her stance, saying she would “rather be Biblically correct than “politically correct,”…

Many today are mourning the loss of gospel music star and pastor Rev. Timothy Wright, of Grace Tabernacle Christian Center in Brooklyn, NY, who has died of injuries sustained in a car accident last year that killed his wife and grandson. Joanne Brokaw over at Gospel Soundcheck has the full story.Below is a lovely tribute…

Did you know that the Beatles named themselves after Buddy Holly’s band, the Crickets and that several of the early Beatlemania hits are essentially skiffled-up versions of Holly songs? Keep this in mind, anyway, when you encounter “God of This City,” by Bluetree, the new evangelical worship band out of Ireland.

In a new article on CNN, “American Idol” finalist and Christian music star Mandisa talks about her weight loss (75 pounds and counting) and her new album, “Freedom” which hits stores March 24. She says she has forgiven “Idol” judge Simon Cowell for mean remarks he made on-air about her weight and that when she…

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